Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU180456602481
GPU976201165880
Memory148206534209
UX135281442171
NanoReview Score5615632744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2367
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Test14 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
943
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2748
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression150.2 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser65.8 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering91.8 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur9.69 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing23.2 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection53 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR90.3 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.13 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 4320
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 24 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Adreno 830
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 256 1536
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 24 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 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 Snapdragon X80
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced September, 2022 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM6450 SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

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