Snapdragon 660 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (with Adreno 512 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (Adreno 810). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 14 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.8x) AnTuTu 11 score β 975K vs 347K
- Higher GPU frequency (~78%)
- Supports 84% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 13.9 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 154446 | 366806 |
| GPU | 25654 | 163024 |
| Memory | 73588 | 196787 |
| UX | 94307 | 248637 |
| Total score | 347995 | 975254 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [97 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 76.5 MB/sec | 148.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.7 pages/sec | 85 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 49.7 Mpixels/sec | 108.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 10.5 images/sec | 58.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 40 Mpixels/sec | 91.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.67 images/sec | 11.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 8.15 images/sec | 27.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.84 Mpixels/sec | 4.14 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 5 tests | 17 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.55 images/sec | 7.28 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.43 images/sec | 3.56 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 0.57 Gpixels/sec | 14.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 35.8 FPS | 543.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | 12 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 352 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5521 | 10662 |
| Video editing score | 5256 | 6264 |
| Data manipulation score | 5354 | 9333 |
| Photo editing score | 10096 | 19358 |
| Writing score | 6394 | 13830 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Mihnea) | GeekBench CPU | 359 / 1318 |
| π 2026-02-26 (4x4) | AnTuTu | 341240 |
| π 2026-01-25 (Seeker) | AnTuTu | 347995 |
| π 2026-01-07 (udachnik) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔn CΓ΄ng) | GeekBench CPU | 357 / 1312 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_) | AnTuTu | 912468 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Kk) | AnTuTu | 866729 |
| π 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan) | AnTuTu | 973945 |
| π 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan) | CPU Throttle | 100% |
| π 2026-07-19 (Jeo) | AnTuTu | 998878 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
1x 2.3 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) 3x 2.2 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 1.75 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 512 | Adreno 810 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 647 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 165.6 Gigaflops | 588.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.9 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | Qualcomm X62 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2017 | February 2025 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SDM660 | SM6650 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | - |
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