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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
100CPU41.7
—GPU40.6
—Benchmarks58.4
100Efficiencyspec-based64.1
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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 Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 42
  • 67% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 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 1

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Announced20262021
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock5 GHz+67%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPUAdreno GPUAdreno 730
GPU clock—818 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X65 5G
Max download14.8 Gbps+48%10 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu—1,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,720Top 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—4,300Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—2,500Top 48%

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