We compared the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 810 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 740 GPU. We compare both processors in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
31
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
15
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
48
Total Score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
24
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+72% better
1,267,441
| CPU | 232,592 | 259,548 |
| GPU | 178,229 | 581,957 |
| MEM | 160,014 | 241,748 |
| UX | 164,098 | 184,188 |
| TOTAL | 734,933 | 1,267,441 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+40% better
1,485
Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+70% better
5,119
| Multi Core | 3,011 | 5,119 |
| Single Core | 1,062 | 1,485 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- 32% higher GPU frequency (895 MHz vs 680 MHz)
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 46% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- 72% higher AnTuTu score (1.26M vs 734K)
- 40% faster single-core and 70% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 162% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 4.44x more compute performance (2.0 TFLOPS vs 0.45 TFLOPS)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | February 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| 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 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | – | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | – | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm (N4P) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC N4 | TSMC |
| TDP | 5 W | 8.5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Adreno | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 895 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 144Hz | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4×16-bit channels |
| 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 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 200MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 1080p+ | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| 4G Support | LTE-A | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Sub-6GHz & mmWave | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Download Speed | 2.9 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.6 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi0-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |