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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
26.2CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
68Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 42 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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 860

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 26
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,900 vs 2,117
  • 29% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20252021
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.96 GHz+29%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X15 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)897+3%Bottom 36%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%2,900+37%Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Bottom 20%

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