Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (Adreno 613). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Performs 42% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score – 737K vs 568K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
  • Higher GPU frequency (~41%)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 306912 201238
GPU 74254 46388
Memory 161784 157900
UX 194104 162869
Total score 737054 568395
Samples [70 tests] [17 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 139.8 MB/sec 113 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.8 pages/sec 56 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.9 Mpixels/sec 83.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.2 images/sec 44.7 images/sec
HDR 88.6 Mpixels/sec 72.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.21 images/sec 6.33 images/sec
Photo processing 25.5 images/sec 22.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.15 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.77 images/sec 0.62 images/sec
Face detection 1.45 images/sec 0.32 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec 1.34 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 227.3 FPS 25.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 15 tests 5 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 200 -
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11087 9242
Video editing score 6838 4380
Data manipulation score 8252 7347
Photo editing score 30771 19716
Writing score 12967 13346
Phones tested 10 models 8 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XYRO)AnTuTu 12782767
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Sharwin)AnTuTu 12561406
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Googoo gaga)AnTuTu 11598730
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> LCSOnanoreviewGeekbench 6 CPU902 / 2038
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 -> LCSOnanoreviewAnTuTu 11618186
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Arun gurjar)AnTuTu 11531608

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 613
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 676 MHz 955 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 244.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 22 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 Snapdragon X61
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2022 June 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6450 SM4450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 -

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Xen December 31, 2024 at 06:46 PM
4gen2 may better battery life, good for people who not into gaming
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IYN November 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
V30e chipset vs V40 Lite 5G chipset
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Snapdragon 6 gen 1 November 19, 2024 at 09:18 AM
Snapdragon 6 gen 1 is batter gaming performance
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