Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 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 6s Gen 3
453329
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
819661
CPU147463237856
GPU87617281535
Memory92706125373
UX125543174897
NanoReview Score453329819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
940
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
2115
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression107 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser56.7 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering82.5 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur5.26 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing22.3 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection42.4 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR66.7 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 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 - 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 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 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. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 619 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 768
FLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS 1029.1 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 LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 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 Snapdragon X51 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1500 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2024 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM6375-AC SM8250-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 the clear winner in this comparison.

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