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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
100CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
100Efficiencyspec-based29.7
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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 21
  • 133% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.15 GHz
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 86% lower process: 2 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20262016
Process2 nm+86%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock5 GHz+133%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUQualcomm AdrenoQualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Top 95%

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