Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 678 16
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 101216 149371
GPU 51346 232144
Memory 48181 105312
UX 82701 114446
Total score 283444 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 9.09% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 11.24% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (940 vs 845 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 678 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 63.64% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (4 vs 11 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 112.13% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (601 K vs 283 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 71.81% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 678 (25.6 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 96 -
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 9.09% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 11.24% higher GPU clock speed (940 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 63.64% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 112.13% better score (601273 vs 283444).