Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 are both upper mid-range chips made by Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is 16% faster in multi-core (5,070 vs 4,378) and 11% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 +16%Single-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 +11%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | — | Mar 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 2.8 GHz + 4× 2.6 GHz + 3× 1.9 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | — | Adreno 732 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #45 of 112 | #37 of 112 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,687 | 1,870 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,378 | 5,070 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 965 |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | POCO F5 6.4 | OnePlus Nord 4 7.2 |
| Newest phone | POCO F5 May 2023 | OnePlus Nord 4 Jul 2024 |
Phones with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
Phones with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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7.2
OnePlus Nord 4
6.74″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,500 mAh
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Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3: FAQ
Which is faster, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 or the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3?
In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is 16% faster in multi-core (5,070 vs 4,378) and 11% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3?
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 powers one phone in our database: the POCO F5. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 powers one phone in our database: the OnePlus Nord 4.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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