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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
26.2CPU30.1
—GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
68Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 42 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 26
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,700 vs 2,117
  • 23% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20252019
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.84 GHz+23%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X24 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897+6%Bottom 36%850Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%2,700+28%Bottom 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—800Bottom 15%

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