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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
A quiet 2024 refresh of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 formula: the same Cortex-A78 quartet pushed to 2.4 GHz, a faster Adreno 710 and 4K HDR capture. Qualcomm claims 10% more CPU and 30% more GPU — modest numbers that still make it a dependable budget-5G workhorse.
Pros
- Roughly 10% CPU and 30% GPU gain over the 6 Gen 1
- 4K HDR video capture at a budget price
- Frugal 4nm power draw
- Wi-Fi 6E support in a low-cost tier
Cons
- Cortex-A78 cores date back to 2020
- No Armv9 security or AI extensions
- Adreno 710 caps serious gaming
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 5 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.4 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 710
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
- Max bandwidth
- 51.2 GB/s
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
- 822,983Top 41%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,020Top 48%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,930Top 44%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,020Top 80%
- AnTuTu 10 (CPU)
- 290,799Top 78%
- AnTuTu 10 (GPU)
- 130,677Top 69%
- AnTuTu 10 (Memory)
- 169,615Top 58%
- AnTuTu 10 (UX)
- 231,892Top 72%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 earns an Inno Score of 41.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A quiet 2024 refresh of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 formula: the same Cortex-A78 quartet pushed to 2.4 GHz, a faster Adreno 710 and 4K HDR capture. Qualcomm claims 10% more CPU and 30% more GPU — modest numbers that still make it a dependable budget-5G workhorse.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 scores 822,983 points in AnTuTu 10 (CPU 290,799, GPU 130,677, Memory 169,615, UX 231,892). That puts it in the top 41% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,020 single-core and 2,930 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 822,983 · GPU: Adreno 710
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 7200, Google Tensor, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
