Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- 88% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- 286% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 735K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 202% faster single-core and 241% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5x memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 231% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 7.4x more compute performance (3.37 vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Newer release date (February 2025 vs October 2024)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +286%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
| CPU | 600,617 | 232,592 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 178,229 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 160,014 |
| UX | 400,765 | 164,098 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 734,933 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +202%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +231%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,062 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 3,011 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM6650 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K @ 30FPS HDR10 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV aptX |
AAC LC aptX Adaptive LDAC |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 1080p+ |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE-A |
| 5G Support | Yes | Sub-6GHz & mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |