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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
40.8Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
40.3Inno Score
29.7CPU30.3
25.5GPU26.3
50Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based76.2
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 34 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 scores 40.8 against 40.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

  • 100% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • 10% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 969 vs 878

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20242025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.4 GHz+4%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPUAdreno 710Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+100%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GSnapdragon X61 5G
Max download2.9 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.25.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
AnTuTu822,983Bottom 34%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)290,799Bottom 29%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,677Bottom 35%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)169,615Bottom 42%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)231,892Bottom 37%—
AnTuTu 12857,943Bottom 29%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,014Bottom 47%1,100+8%Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,949Top 50%3,147+7%Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme878Top 49%969+10%Top 46%

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