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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
100CPU45.7
—GPU45.3
—Benchmarks68.4
100Efficiencyspec-based71.4
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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 46
  • 196% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
  • 67% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock5 GHz+67%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPUAdreno GPUAdreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFSnapdragon X70 5G
Max download14.8 Gbps+196%5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTu—1,709,606Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 37%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,950Top 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,200Top 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,300Top 39%

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