Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (Adreno 629). 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 4
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score – 829K vs 624K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
  • Performs 20% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 318469 233766
GPU 114691 61522
Memory 176550 155235
UX 220184 173498
Total score 829894 624021
Samples [10 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 157.5 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 69.4 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 111.9 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 56.4 images/sec -
HDR 91.7 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 9.89 images/sec -
Photo processing 26.8 images/sec -
Ray tracing 4.35 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 7 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.39 images/sec -
Face detection 1.73 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.1 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 4.34 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 274.2 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 6 tests -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score 15769 -
Video editing score 6291 -
Data manipulation score 10091 -
Photo editing score 27293 -
Writing score 15159 -
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (r3in_ch)AnTuTu 12914617
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (myis)AnTuTu 12937645
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (AndreyXimikUA)AnTuTu 11803108
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Mihad hassan)AnTuTu 12895184
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> YuhansnurfwAnTuTu 11871804
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 64 KB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 629
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1010 MHz 840 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 517.1 Gigaflops 430.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 8 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 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 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 Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2025 May 2026
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM6435-AA SM4850
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site

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