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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
100CPU26.6
—Benchmarks34.8
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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 27
  • 80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm
  • 79% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20262018
Process2 nm+80%10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock5 GHz+79%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUQualcomm AdrenoQualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X20 LTE
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu—450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—590Top 78%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,200Top 63%

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