Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
561563
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
817003
CPU180456263765
GPU97620261155
Memory148206137609
UX135281154474
NanoReview Score561563817003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2367
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
Graphics Test14 fps35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
943
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2748
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
File Compression150.2 MB/s164.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser65.8 pages/s92.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering91.8 MP/sec120.1 MP/sec
Background Blur9.69 frames/s12 frames/s
Photo Processing23.2 frames/s29.6 frames/s
Image Detection53 frames/s65.2 frames/s
HDR90.3 MP/sec105.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.13 MP/sec4.38 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2630
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Adreno 720
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 975 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 512
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 Snapdragon X63
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 5000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2022 yr November, 2023 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM6450 SM7550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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