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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

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21.3Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
23.1CPU100
20GPU—
20Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6784 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 678

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 23
  • 2367% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
  • 127% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 82% lower process: 2 nm vs 11 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20202026
Process11 nm2 nm+82%
ArchitectureArmv8.264-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.2 GHz5 GHz+127%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 612Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTEQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download0.6 Gbps14.8 Gbps+2367%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Geekbench 6 (single)716Bottom 26%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,640Bottom 20%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme142Bottom 6%—

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