We compared the Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 810 GPU. We compare both chipsets in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
98
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
31
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
15
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
99
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
24
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.Snapdragon 8 Elite
+286% better
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
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+204% better
3,230
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+244% better
10,358
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
| Multi Core | 10,358 | 3,011 |
| Single Core | 3,230 | 1,062 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 84% Faster CPU clock speed (4230 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- 286% higher AnTuTu score (2.83M vs 734K)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
- 186% faster single-core and 141% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 23% higher GPU frequency (1100 MHz vs 895 MHz)
- 231% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 7.5x more compute performance (3.37 vs 0.45 TFLOPS)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM6650 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.3GHz – Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz – Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz – Cortex A520 |
| Frequency | 4470 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | – |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | – |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC N4 |
| TDP | 8 Watts | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 810 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3.37 TFLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes (Real-time with global illumination) | No |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-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
| Max Camera Resolution | 320 MP | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 1080p+ |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 1080p @ 480FPS | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE (FDD/TDD) | 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 |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |