Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 147463 | 54955 |
| GPU | 87617 | 83353 |
| Memory | 92706 | 61751 |
| UX | 125543 | 63395 |
| NanoReview Score | 453329 | 263454 |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 5 fps |
| File Compression | 107 MB/s | 43.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 56.7 pages/s | 26.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 82.5 MP/sec | 35.3 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 5.26 frames/s | 1.79 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 22.3 frames/s | 7.1 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 42.4 frames/s | 9.82 frames/s |
| HDR | 66.7 MP/sec | 35.1 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 2.88 MP/sec | 993.9 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78 - 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
- 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo - 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Cores count | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2300 | 2342 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1 MB |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 2 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 4 W | 11 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 619 | Adreno 530 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 653 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 1 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shader | 256 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 460.8 GFLOPS | 334.3 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 11 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Hexagon 680 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 2.2 | - eMMC 5.1 - UFS 2.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x108 pixels | 1x28 pixels |
| Video recording | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X51 | X12 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 MB/s | Up to 600 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 1500 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | June, 2024 yr | August, 2016 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6375-AC | MSM8996 Pro-AC |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.
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Total Votes: 1
