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Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
VS
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (with Adreno 810 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (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 4
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 975K vs 840K
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~14%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 366806 317655
GPU 163024 133002
Memory 196787 139358
UX 248637 250338
Total score 975254 840353
Samples [97 tests] [123 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 148.6 MB/sec 159.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 85 pages/sec 68.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 108.6 Mpixels/sec 116 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 58.8 images/sec 56.2 images/sec
HDR 91.4 Mpixels/sec 97.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.9 images/sec 9.61 images/sec
Photo processing 27.8 images/sec 27.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.14 Mpixels/sec 4.45 Mpixels/sec
Samples 17 tests 24 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.28 images/sec 6.05 images/sec
Face detection 3.56 images/sec 3.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.9 Gpixels/sec 14.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 543.9 FPS 382 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 12 tests 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 352 306
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10662 14144
Video editing score 6264 7296
Data manipulation score 9333 10326
Photo editing score 19358 24677
Writing score 13830 14497
Phones tested 3 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (KIR4K)AnTuTu 12941587
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (A36XQHYPER)AnTuTu 12938148
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (bagassetiawan)Geekbench 7 CPU852 / 3007
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (kazew_)AnTuTu 121005038
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani)AnTuTu 12991604
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani)AnTuTu 12991604
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)		 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 810 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1010 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 588.8 Gigaflops 517.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 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 Qualcomm X62 5G 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 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2025 September 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6650 SM6475-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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Sipun Nayak April 14, 2025 at 04:02 PM
6 Gen 4 New so perfomance is better
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Mrsch October 9, 2025 at 07:36 AM
Dem ARM v9 cores, tho.
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nope March 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
New doesn't always mean better specially on the gpu part, 6 gen3 is better & cpu not much difference as A78 has always been efficient.
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