Notebookcheck Logo

Early Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 benchmarks show Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 performance levels

The Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 should bring flagship-level performance to new mid-range smartphones. (Image source: Qualcomm)
The Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 should bring flagship-level performance to new mid-range smartphones. (Image source: Qualcomm)
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 benchmarks have landed online, a week after Qualcomm announced the new chipset. Early results suggest a massive improvement from previous Snapdragon 7 series chipsets and put the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 close to last year's Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.

Last week, Qualcomm showcased details about the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, a replacement for the ill-fated Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Effectively replacing the Snapdragon 778G and its derivatives as well, although the Snapdragon 782G arrived in November, Qualcomm boasted that the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 would deliver twice the GPU performance of its predecessor and a 50% faster CPU.

While Qualcomm did not share any performance metrics in its Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 reveal, early Realme GT Neo5 SE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo benchmarks point to significant improvements for the Snapdragon 7 series. As a screenshot below shows, a Realme GT Neo5 SE unit has posted a 1,009,127 total score in AnTuTu v9, with 255,246 CPU and 360,306 GPU scores. Incidentally, AnTuTu confirms that the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 has an Adreno 725 GPU; the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 series and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 have Adreno 730 and Adreno 740 GPUs, respectively.

(Image source: AnTuTu via @TechnoAnkit1 & @TECHNOL0GYINFO)
(Image source: AnTuTu via @TechnoAnkit1 & @TECHNOL0GYINFO)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)

Based on our database, the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 compares favourably against even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in CPU lead tasks. However, while the Adreno 725 GPU offers over 2x the performance of the Adreno 642L in the Snapdragon 778G, it falls short of the Adreno 730 in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The same is the case in Geekbench 5.4 and Geekbench 6, where the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 is only a few per cent behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. For reference, we have not benchmarked the Snapdragon 778G in Geekbench 6. The Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 is over 50% faster than the Snapdragon 778G in Geekbench 5 single-core but is 38% ahead in Geekbench 5 multi-core.

As always, we would recommend exercising some caution when making judgements based on early benchmark results. With that said, it appears that the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 blurs the lines between the Snapdragon 7 series and recent Snapdragon 8 chipsets. Xiaomi will release the Redmi Note 12 Turbo as the first Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2-powered device later this month. By contrast, Realme will introduce the GT Neo5 SE in April, which is also when Xiaomi is expected to launch the Redmi Note 12 Turbo globally as the POCO F5.

Purchase the Google Pixel Buds Pro on Amazon

Antutu v9
UX
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (185524 - 203801, n=11)
193308 Points ∼100%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
181395 Points ∼94%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (170607 - 188371, n=3)
178163 Points ∼92%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (117544 - 184821, n=15)
163493 Points ∼85%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (130250 - 180234, n=18)
161171 Points ∼83%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (98102 - 131056, n=11)
114396 Points ∼59%
MEM
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (227451 - 267012, n=11)
244743 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (171081 - 244366, n=3)
218586 Points ∼89%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
212180 Points ∼87%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (112402 - 195011, n=15)
162886 Points ∼67%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (119660 - 178480, n=18)
156241 Points ∼64%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (70729 - 89952, n=11)
80646 Points ∼33%
GPU
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (556309 - 585086, n=11)
570311 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (528577 - 541805, n=3)
533950 Points ∼94%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (371982 - 476302, n=15)
444605 Points ∼78%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (293017 - 448025, n=18)
405378 Points ∼71%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
360306 Points ∼63%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (135972 - 158307, n=11)
153469 Points ∼27%
CPU
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (241016 - 281195, n=11)
267208 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (257951 - 262020, n=3)
259829 Points ∼97%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
255246 Points ∼96%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (135705 - 266520, n=16)
211448 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (139498 - 237230, n=18)
206243 Points ∼77%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (123260 - 162858, n=11)
152750 Points ∼57%
Total Score
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (1227867 - 1322448, n=11)
1275561 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (1134684 - 1226224, n=3)
1190527 Points ∼93%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1009127 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (782013 - 1119358, n=16)
1001745 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (692924 - 1041980, n=18)
928953 Points ∼73%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (438254 - 540593, n=11)
501252 Points ∼39%
Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4192 - 5243, n=11)
5001 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4906 - 5082, n=3)
4987 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (3782 - 4436, n=18)
4187 Points ∼84%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
3970 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (3269 - 3839, n=21)
3548 Points ∼71%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (2785 - 3000, n=11)
2882 Points ∼58%
Single-Core
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (1549 - 1563, n=3)
1556 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (1191 - 1499, n=11)
1457 Points ∼94%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (897 - 1356, n=18)
1274 Points ∼82%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (1181 - 1298, n=21)
1231 Points ∼79%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1224 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (765 - 791, n=11)
781 Points ∼50%
Geekbench 6
Multi-Core
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4742 - 5702, n=9)
5342 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (5043 - 5221, n=3)
5130 Points ∼96%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4025 - 4669, n=3)
4385 Points ∼82%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
4224 Points ∼79%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
2987 Points ∼56%
Single-Core
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (1958 - 1976, n=3)
1968 Points ∼100%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (1753 - 2008, n=9)
1941 Points ∼99%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (1271 - 1785, n=3)
1605 Points ∼82%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1455 Points ∼74%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
1022 Points ∼52%

Source(s)

static version load dynamic
Loading Comments
Comment on this article
Please share our article, every link counts!
.170
> Notebook / Laptop Reviews and News > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2023 03 > Early Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 benchmarks show Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 performance levels
Alex Alderson, 2023-03-24 (Update: 2023-03-24)