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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
75.2Inno Score
26.2CPU74.1
—GPU70.6
—Benchmarks81.3
68Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 45 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 26
  • 372% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,000 vs 2,117
  • 300% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
  • 257% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,200 vs 897
  • 88% higher Max clock: 4.32 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Announced20252024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.7

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x4.32 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.3 GHz4.32 GHz+88%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
GPUAdreno 613Adreno 830
GPU clock—1,100 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X80 5G
Max download2.5 Gbps10 Gbps+300%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.16.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
AnTuTu—2,849,183Top 11%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—796,858Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,072,373Top 11%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—367,884Top 16%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—612,068Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%3,200+257%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%10,000+372%Top 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—6,200Top 9%

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