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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
100CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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 31
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
  • 69% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.96 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20262021
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+69%2.96 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUQualcomm AdrenoQualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X15 LTE
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Top 75%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Top 70%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Top 81%
Geekbench 6 (single)—870Top 64%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,900Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Top 84%

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