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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
55.6Inno Score
100CPU48.3
—GPU47.1
—Benchmarks69
100Efficiencyspec-based66.5
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 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 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 48
  • 56% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
  • 48% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 10 Gbps

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Announced20262022
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock5 GHz+56%3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPUQualcomm AdrenoAdreno 740
GPU clock—680 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X70 5G
Max download14.8 Gbps+48%10 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.05.3

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
AnTuTu—1,751,352Top 37%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—562,123Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—425,391Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,153Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—453,685Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,050Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,500Top 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,700Top 28%

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