Snapdragon 660 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (with Adreno 512 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (Adreno 812). 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 5
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 14 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.9x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1012K vs 347K
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 14.9 GB/s)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 154446 | 346653 |
| GPU | 25654 | 215437 |
| Memory | 73588 | 193352 |
| UX | 94307 | 256692 |
| Total score | 347995 | 1012134 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 76.5 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.7 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 49.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 10.5 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 40 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 1.67 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 8.15 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 1.84 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 5 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.55 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 0.43 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 0.57 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 35.8 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5521 | - |
| Video editing score | 5256 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 5354 | - |
| Photo editing score | 10096 | - |
| Writing score | 6394 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Mihnea) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 359 / 1318 |
| π 2026-02-26 (4x4) | AnTuTu 11 | 341240 |
| π 2026-01-25 (Seeker) | AnTuTu 11 | 347995 |
| π 2026-01-07 (udachnik) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔn CΓ΄ng) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 357 / 1312 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-29 (123) | AnTuTu 11 | 1077435 |
| π 2026-10-17 (YongGamer) | AnTuTu 12 | 982585 |
| π 2026-06-20 -> Kirisame | AnTuTu 11 | 1012134 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 5CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 1.75 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 512 | Adreno 812 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 647 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 165.6 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 | 14.9 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, UFS 4.1 |
| 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 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 2800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2017 | May 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SDM660 | SM6850 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 | - |
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