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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
24.8CPU33.5
—GPU28.6
—Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
36Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 23 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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 865

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 25
  • 1823% higher Max download: 7.5 Gbps vs 0.4 Gbps
  • 132% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 1,421
  • 123% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 494

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20252020
Process6 nm+14%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A531x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.9 GHz+2%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUAdreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUQualcomm HexagonQualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download0.4 Gbps7.5 Gbps+1823%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu—861,546Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—306,337Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—162,790Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—152,804Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—239,615Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)494Bottom 18%1,100+123%Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421Bottom 16%3,300+132%Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Bottom 34%

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