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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Q
96.4Inno Score
26.2CPU93.3
—GPU97.9
68Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 46 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

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 Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 93 vs 26
  • 505% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,801 vs 2,117
  • 492% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
  • 381% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,312 vs 897
  • 117% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20252026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.3 GHz5 GHz+117%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5X/LPDDR6

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download2.5 Gbps14.8 Gbps+492%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.16.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%4,312+381%Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%12,801+505%Top 2%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—9,739Top 2%

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