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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
55.6Inno Score
26.2CPU48.3
—GPU47.1
—Benchmarks69
68Efficiencyspec-based66.5
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 44 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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 2

  • Stronger CPU score: 48 vs 26
  • 300% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
  • 160% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,500 vs 2,117
  • 129% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,050 vs 897
  • 39% higher Max clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Announced20252022
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.3 GHz3.2 GHz+39%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPUAdreno 613Adreno 740
GPU clock—680 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X70 5G
Max download2.5 Gbps10 Gbps+300%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.15.3

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
AnTuTu—1,751,352Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—562,123Top 36%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—425,391Top 44%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,153Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—453,685Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%2,050+129%Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%5,500+160%Top 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,700Top 27%

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