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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
41.1Inno Score
VS
Q
21.3Inno Score
29.7CPU23.1
26.7GPU20
50Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based20
8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 30 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.1 to 21.3, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+7) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 23
  • Stronger GPU score: 27 vs 20
  • 618% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,020 vs 142
  • 383% higher Max download: 2.9 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
  • 244% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20242020
Process4 nm+64%11 nm
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.4 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUAdreno 710Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+244%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download2.9 Gbps+383%0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
AnTuTu822,983Bottom 36%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)290,799Bottom 29%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,677Bottom 36%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)169,615Bottom 43%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)231,892Bottom 34%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,020+42%Bottom 49%716Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,930+79%Top 46%1,640Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,020+618%Bottom 34%142Bottom 6%

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