Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 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 870 32
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 179347 149371
GPU 270188 232144
Memory 98761 105312
UX 95818 114446
Total score 644114 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 33.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (3200 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 7.13% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (644 K vs 601 K).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 45.74% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (940 vs 645 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (4 vs 7 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 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 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 512 -
  • FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K 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 X55 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 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 870

CPU
32%
GPU
27%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

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 870 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 33.33% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 45.74% higher GPU clock speed (940 MHz vs 645 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 870 with a 7.13% better score (644114 vs 601273).