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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Qualcomm's budget 5G workhorse pairs 2020-vintage Cortex-A78s with an Adreno 710 on Samsung 4nm. Nothing about it is fast, but X62 connectivity, 4K capture and frugal power draw made it a dependable pick for phones like the Honor X9b.
Pros
- Frugal power draw for all-day battery
- X62 modem with 2.9 Gbps 5G
- 4K30 video capture unusual at this price
- Dependable thermals
Cons
- 2020-vintage Cortex-A78 cores
- Adreno 710 struggles beyond casual games
- Samsung 4nm trails TSMC on efficiency
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 5 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 710
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X62 5G
- Max download
- 2.9 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 120Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 550,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 950
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,750
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 800
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 earns an Inno Score of 30.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's budget 5G workhorse pairs 2020-vintage Cortex-A78s with an Adreno 710 on Samsung 4nm. Nothing about it is fast, but X62 connectivity, 4K capture and frugal power draw made it a dependable pick for phones like the Honor X9b.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 550,000 · GPU: Adreno 710
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, Huawei Kirin 9000S, MediaTek Dimensity 7200 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
