Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
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 3
626536
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
737495
CPU212110208809
GPU120714204264
Memory141171140912
UX152541183510
NanoReview Score626536737495
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
4180
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2910
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
3276
File Compression158.7 MB/s153 MB/s
HTML5 Browser71.4 pages/s87 pages/s
PDF Rendering106.8 MP/sec104.3 MP/sec
Background Blur9.48 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing27.8 frames/s29.5 frames/s
Image Detection57.3 frames/s77.8 frames/s
HDR92.6 MP/sec104.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.03 MP/sec4.11 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 74 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 104 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (High)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus ROG Phone 3 (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 3100
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 675 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 768
FLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS 1036.8 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon Hexagon 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 44 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
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 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr July, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM6475-AB SM8250-AB

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