Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 (with Adreno 610 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 6s 4G Gen 2
  • 32% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 568K vs 505K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 205745 201238
GPU 30315 46388
Memory 148947 157900
UX 120675 162869
Total score 505682 568395
Samples [2 tests] [17 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 113 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 56 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 83.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 44.7 images/sec
HDR - 72.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 6.33 images/sec
Photo processing - 22.8 images/sec
Ray tracing - 3.15 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 0.62 images/sec
Face detection - 0.32 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 1.34 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 25.4 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 5 tests

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score - 9242
Video editing score - 4380
Data manipulation score - 7347
Photo editing score - 19716
Writing score - 13346
Phones tested - 8 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Zeno)AnTuTu505682
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (NiK0nvs)GeekBench CPU484 / 1558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Googoo gaga)AnTuTu598730
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> LCSOnanoreviewGeekBench CPU902 / 2038
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 -> LCSOnanoreviewAnTuTu618186
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Arun gurjar)AnTuTu531608
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Ash)AnTuTu539456

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 613
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 955 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 244.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 Snapdragon X61
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2025 June 2023
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AF SM4450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site

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