Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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 4
757902
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
819661
CPU258336237856
GPU183669281535
Memory138904125373
UX176993174897
NanoReview Score757902819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1091
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3085
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression154.3 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser81.6 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering109.9 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing25 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection55.8 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR93 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.14 MP/sec4.18 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 102 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 107 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 49 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 1x 3.2 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 TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2300 3200
Instruction set ARMv9-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) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 810 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 768
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.0 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 Yes 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 16 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 3360x1600 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, 4K at 60FPS
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 Qualcomm X62 5G 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 5.4 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2025 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM6650 SM8250-AC

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