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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
100CPU34.4
—GPU29.8
—Benchmarks54.6
100Efficiencyspec-based37
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
  • 56% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20262021
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock5 GHz+56%3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUAdreno GPUAdreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon 698

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download14.8 Gbps+97%7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTu—990,057Top 62%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—378,834Top 59%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—171,089Top 62%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—173,146Top 56%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—266,988Top 64%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,050Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,000Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Top 72%

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