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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
100CPU30.1
—GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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 30
  • 76% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.84 GHz
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20262019
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+76%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUAdreno GPUQualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X24 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 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—850Top 65%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,700Top 55%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—800Top 88%

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