Overview - Snapdragon 690 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 690 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 690 18
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 690 12
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 690 71
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 690 34
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 690 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 110385 149371
GPU 76645 232144
Memory 63724 105312
UX 94636 114446
Total score 345390 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

  • Snapdragon 690 has 1.06% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (950 vs 940 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 20% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 690 (2400 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 690 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 690 (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 74.09% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 690 (601 K vs 345 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 71.81% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 690 (25.6 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 607
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 1852
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Snapdragon 690 111.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Snapdragon 690 16.9
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 690 28.8
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 690 26.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 690 15.9
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 690 2.25
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 690 579.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 4 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display QHD @ 60Hz -
  • HDR HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 8 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619L Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 128 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • 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 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 X51 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 900 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

CPU
18%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

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 690 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 20.00% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 690 with a 1.06% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 690 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 690 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 74.09% better score (601273 vs 345390).