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Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
26.2Inno Score
VS
Q
—Inno Score
20CPU100
20Benchmarks—
46.7Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6253 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 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 625

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 20
  • 150% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 86% lower process: 2 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20162026
Process14 nm2 nm+86%
TDP (typical)4 W—
ArchitectureArmv8—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A532x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2 GHz5 GHz+150%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 546Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR3-933LPDDR5X/LPDDR6
Max bandwidth7.5 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X9 LTEQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—14.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth4.26.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max displayFHD @ 60Hz8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu145,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)160Top 97%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)700Top 96%—

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