Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and 4s Gen 2 (Adreno 611). 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 Gen 3
  • Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 22%) AnTuTu 11 score – 617K vs 506K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~44%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 256848 223621
GPU 60984 32920
Memory 129362 110377
UX 170432 139839
Total score 617626 506757
Samples [31 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 113.8 MB/sec 99.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 56.2 pages/sec 43.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 80.5 Mpixels/sec 67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 43.3 images/sec 33.2 images/sec
HDR 73 Mpixels/sec 62.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.33 images/sec 5.96 images/sec
Photo processing 20 images/sec 14 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.33 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 6 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.85 images/sec 0.34 images/sec
Face detection 1.39 images/sec 0.17 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 4.63 Gpixels/sec 1.47 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 260.6 FPS 26.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 4 tests Less than 3

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14003 7809
Video editing score 4563 3815
Data manipulation score 9260 7519
Photo editing score 24716 17589
Writing score 14763 11947
Phones tested 5 models Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Nikita)AnTuTu 12751866
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Julianpowke)AnTuTu 11597734
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Gigi)AnTuTu 11591791
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Sam)AnTuTu 11586585
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Aditya)AnTuTu 11624333
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (Ishow_lolan)AnTuTu 11506757

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2000 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 619 Adreno 611
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 900 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 460.8 Gigaflops 332.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 12 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 1x 84MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1500 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 June 2024 July 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6375-AC SM4635
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 official site

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