Skip to content
InnoReviews

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
29.6CPU100
24.4GPU—
68Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 44 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 4

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 30
  • 410% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.9 Gbps
  • 108% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20252026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
ArchitectureArmv8.264-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.4 GHz5 GHz+108%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUAdreno 710Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5XLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemQualcomm 5G Modem-RF SystemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download2.9 Gbps14.8 Gbps+410%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.46.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 144Hz4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture2K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Geekbench 6 (single)1,014Bottom 48%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,930Top 48%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme744Bottom 13%—

Related comparisons

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3VSQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4vs MediaTek Dimensity 900VSQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4vs MediaTek Helio G100VSQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4vs Unisoc Tiger T820VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600 ProVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500VS

Try another matchup