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Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Mid-range

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 by 79% on AnTuTu v11 (17.56 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs) and is 82% faster in Geekbench single-core and 74% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads

  • 46% higher peak CPU clock

    3.36 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

  • 4.8x more GPU compute power

    2208.8 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS

  • Newer RAM type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5, LPDDR4X

  • 31% faster RAM

    4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • 79% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    17.56 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs

  • 74% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    5,037 vs 2,903

  • 82% faster in Geekbench single-core

    1,942 vs 1,066

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+79% faster
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 9,81,995
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 17,56,001

Geekbench Single-Core

+82% faster
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 1,066
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1,942

Geekbench Multi-Core

+74% faster
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 2,903
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5,037

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Overview

Launch Date
February 2025
November 2022
Chipset Class
Mid-range
Flagship
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Model Number
SM6650
SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2

CPU

Total Cores
8
8
Core Configuration
1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720
3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510
Max Frequency
2300 MHz
3360 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
Process Node
4 nm
4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB
L3 Cache
8 MB
8 MB
TDP
5 W
8.5 W

GPU

GPU Name
Adreno 810
Adreno 740
GPU Frequency
895 MHz
680 MHz
Shading Units
128
1024
FLOPS
458.2 GFLOPS
2208.8 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
No
Yes
NPU
Hexagon NPU
Hexagon NPU
API Support
Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5, LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
3200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 16-bit
4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
67.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size
16 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support
200MP
200 MP
Video Capture
4K at 30FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS
Max Display Resolution
Full HD+
4K
Video Playback
4K at 60FPS
8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs
AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X62 5G
Snapdragon X70 5G
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
2.9 Gbps
10 Gbps
Upload Speed
1.6 Gbps
3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi
6E
7
Bluetooth
5.4
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

AnTuTu v11

Total
9,81,995
17,56,001
CPU
3,84,338
5,58,984
GPU
1,62,050
4,39,885
Memory
1,85,277
3,01,880
UX
2,50,330
4,55,252

Geekbench

Single-Core
1,066
1,942
Multi-Core
2,903
5,037

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+30 points
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 48
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 78

CPU Score

+21 points
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 43
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 64

GPU Score

+41 points
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 38
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 79

Memory Score

+27 points
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 63
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 90

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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