Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (with Adreno 720 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

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 7 Gen 3
  • Performs 70% better in floating-point computations
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2630 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1027K vs 975K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 411404 366806
GPU 217586 163024
Memory 154808 196787
UX 244127 248637
Total score 1027925 975254
Samples [175 tests] [97 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 155 MB/sec 148.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 80.6 pages/sec 85 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 101.8 Mpixels/sec 108.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 55.5 images/sec 58.8 images/sec
HDR 92.7 Mpixels/sec 91.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.4 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 27.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.9 Mpixels/sec 4.14 Mpixels/sec
Samples 26 tests 17 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 6.81 images/sec 7.28 images/sec
Face detection 3.22 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.9 Gpixels/sec 14.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 395.6 FPS 543.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 490 352
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1596 -
Graphics test 9 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12784 10662
Video editing score 7333 6264
Data manipulation score 10354 9333
Photo editing score 25101 19358
Writing score 12578 13830
Phones tested 2 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Bro)AnTuTu 12956529
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Bali)AnTuTu 111044174
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu 11947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Raad)AnTuTu 111022189
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge)AnTuTu 111051017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (neko)Geekbench 7 GPU3133
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (neko)Geekbench 7 CPU805 / 2910
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Sartaj)AnTuTu 12935156
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (KIR4K)AnTuTu 12941587
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2630 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9-A
L3 cache 3 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 720 Adreno 810
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 975 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 512 256
FLOPS 998.4 Gigaflops 588.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2880 x 1800 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 Qualcomm X62 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2023 February 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7550-AB SM6650
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 -

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TOhi April 6, 2026 at 02:00 AM
RΓ©solution (depends of your phone and the screen size) for Magic Lite/x9d : 2 640β€―Γ—β€―1 200 Back camera resolution(taking videos) 3 840 Γ— 2 160 pixels Front camera resolution(taking videos) 2 520 Γ— 1 080 pixels
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saeed February 8, 2026 at 03:16 PM
hi, honor x9d with 6 gen 4 has a 1200x2680 screen resolution
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ruuuu June 20, 2025 at 01:04 AM
6 gen 4 is so much cheaper that its funny
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