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

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
100CPU54.2
—GPU57.9
—Benchmarks76
100Efficiencyspec-based66.5
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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 54
  • 52% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3.3 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 3

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 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Announced20262023
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock5 GHz+52%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPUQualcomm AdrenoAdreno 750
GPU clock—903 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X75 5G
Max download14.8 Gbps+48%10 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
AnTuTu—2,312,709Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—643,922Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—790,016Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—341,129Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—537,642Top 20%
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,250Top 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,100Top 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,800Top 14%

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