Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snpadragon 6 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 825 GPU, while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- 39% Faster CPU clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 413% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 103% faster single-core and 132% faster multi-core performance
- 187% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 735K)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +187%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
| CPU | 481,122 | 232,592 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 178,229 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 160,014 |
| UX | 341,272 | 164,098 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 734,933 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +103%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +132%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,062 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 3,011 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | N/A | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | SM6650 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3200 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 825 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 895 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | WQHD+ 144Hz | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 | 1x 320 MP | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 8K @ 60 fps | 1080p+ |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps and slow motion 1080p @ 480 fps | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60 fps | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | - H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | Yes | LTE-A |
| 5G | Yes | Sub-6GHz & mmWave |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |