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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
100CPU33.5
—GPU28.6
—Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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 34
  • 97% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 7.5 Gbps
  • 76% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.84 GHz
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20262020
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 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+76%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUAdreno GPUQualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download14.8 Gbps+97%7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu—861,546Top 70%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—306,337Top 73%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—162,790Top 67%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—152,804Top 81%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—239,615Top 70%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,100Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,300Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Top 72%

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