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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
24.8CPU54.2
—GPU57.9
—Benchmarks76
36Efficiencyspec-based66.5
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 25 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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 Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 25
  • 2464% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 0.4 Gbps
  • 400% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,100 vs 1,421
  • 355% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,250 vs 494
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Announced20252023
Process6 nm4 nm+33%
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A531x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.9 GHz3.3 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPUAdreno 610Adreno 750
GPU clock—903 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
NPUQualcomm HexagonHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X75 5G
Max download0.4 Gbps10 Gbps+2464%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.25.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
AnTuTu—2,312,709Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—643,922Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—790,016Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—341,129Top 26%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—537,642Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)494Bottom 18%2,250+355%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421Bottom 16%7,100+400%Top 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,800Top 14%

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