Skip to content
InnoReviews

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
41.1Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
29.7CPU100
26.7GPU—
50Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 34 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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 6 Gen 3

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 30
  • 410% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.9 Gbps
  • 108% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20242026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.264-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.4 GHz5 GHz+108%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUAdreno 710Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download2.9 Gbps14.8 Gbps+410%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.26.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
AnTuTu822,983Top 73%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)290,799Top 78%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,677Top 70%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)169,615Top 62%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)231,892Top 73%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,020Top 51%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,930Top 47%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,020Top 81%—

Related comparisons

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200VSQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3vs Google TensorVSQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300VSQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3vs Samsung Exynos 1330VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600 ProVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500MVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600MVS

Try another matchup