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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
75.2Inno Score
24.8CPU74.1
—GPU70.6
—Benchmarks81.3
36Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 25 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 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 6s 4G Gen 2

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 25
  • 2464% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 0.4 Gbps
  • 604% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,000 vs 1,421
  • 548% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,200 vs 494
  • 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Announced20252024
Process6 nm3 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv8.7

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A532x4.32 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.9 GHz4.32 GHz+49%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
GPUAdreno 610Adreno 830
GPU clock—1,100 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
NPUQualcomm HexagonHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X80 5G
Max download0.4 Gbps10 Gbps+2464%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.26.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
AnTuTu—2,849,183Top 11%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—796,858Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,072,373Top 11%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—367,884Top 16%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—612,068Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (single)494Bottom 18%3,200+548%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421Bottom 16%10,000+604%Top 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—6,200Top 9%

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