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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
35.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
26.3CPU100
35.3Benchmarks—
54.9Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 33 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 6s Gen 3

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 26
  • 117% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • 67% lower process: 2 nm vs 6 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20242026
Process6 nm2 nm+67%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.264-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.3 GHz5 GHz+117%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 619Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X51 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download—14.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.26.0

Media

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
AnTuTu460,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)920Top 60%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,050Top 66%—

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