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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
100CPU22.6
—Benchmarks27
100Efficiencyspec-based34.5
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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 23
  • 104% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.45 GHz
  • 80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20262017
Process2 nm+80%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock5 GHz+104%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUAdreno GPUQualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X16 LTE
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Top 85%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Top 81%

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