Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
913477
CPU212110244750
GPU120714305779
Memory141171162981
UX152541199967
NanoReview Score626536913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2910
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compression158.7 MB/s160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser71.4 pages/s99.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering106.8 MP/sec125.2 MP/sec
Background Blur9.48 frames/s11.5 frames/s
Photo Processing27.8 frames/s28 frames/s
Image Detection57.3 frames/s68.5 frames/s
HDR92.6 MP/sec87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.03 MP/sec4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Adreno 660
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 768
FLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS 1290.2 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 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 51.2 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 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 120FPS
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 X60
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 December, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM6475-AB SM8350

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 the clear winner in this comparison.

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