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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
24.8CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
36Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 23 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 25
  • 104% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,900 vs 1,421
  • 76% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 870 vs 494

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20252021
Process6 nm+14%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A531x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.9 GHz2.96 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUAdreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUQualcomm HexagonQualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X15 LTE
Max download0.4 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)494Bottom 18%870+76%Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421Bottom 16%2,900+104%Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Bottom 20%

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