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Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
VS
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (Adreno 710). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (3)

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 3
  • Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
  • Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score – 840K vs 737K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 317655 306912
GPU 133002 74254
Memory 139358 161784
UX 250338 194104
Total score 840353 737054
Samples [123 tests] [70 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 159.3 MB/sec 139.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 68.2 pages/sec 65.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116 Mpixels/sec 99.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 56.2 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
HDR 97.1 Mpixels/sec 88.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.61 images/sec 9.21 images/sec
Photo processing 27.1 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.45 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 24 tests 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 6.05 images/sec 2.77 images/sec
Face detection 3.6 images/sec 1.45 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.8 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 382 FPS 227.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 14 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 306 200
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14144 11087
Video editing score 7296 6838
Data manipulation score 10326 8252
Photo editing score 24677 30771
Writing score 14497 12967
Phones tested 3 models 10 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (iQOO 🍊)AnTuTu840938
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (re)AnTuTu830601
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Techonian213)AnTuTu860190
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (Bossvlad)AnTuTu799828
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 -> FadentAnTuTu811029
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (zain)AnTuTu731773
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Alexis Santos)AnTuTu781186
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Iza)AnTuTu787589
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Joseph Gen number)AnTuTu811669
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Andreu)AnTuTu717114
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55		 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 7 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1010 MHz 676 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 517.1 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 12 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 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
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 X62
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2024 September 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6475-AB SM6450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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Fan snap June 24, 2025 at 02:11 AM
6 gen 3 heating issue
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Clutch October 31, 2025 at 02:41 PM
Not that I've seen during testing on the A36, but that could just be the larger vapor chamber at work. I was looking into getting ahold of the new Moto G Stylus to see how it compares, but again, no issues here.
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Mukesh Kumar January 15, 2025 at 01:42 PM
Good prosser. Dimensity 7300
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