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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
26.2CPU41.7
—GPU40.6
—Benchmarks58.4
68Efficiencyspec-based64.1
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 44 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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 Gen 1

  • Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 26
  • 300% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
  • 103% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,300 vs 2,117
  • 92% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,720 vs 897
  • 30% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Announced20252021
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.3 GHz3 GHz+30%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPUAdreno 613Adreno 730
GPU clock—818 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X65 5G
Max download2.5 Gbps10 Gbps+300%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.15.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu—1,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%1,720+92%Top 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%4,300+103%Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—2,500Top 45%

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