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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (Adreno 710). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

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 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 4.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 133% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 22 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 76%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 737K
  • 36% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~21%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 306912
GPU 202615 74254
Memory 221583 161784
UX 380143 194104
Total score 1294871 737054
Samples [90 tests] [70 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 139.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 65.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 99.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 88.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 9.21 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 2.77 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 1.45 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 227.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 200
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 -
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 11087
Video editing score 7311 6838
Data manipulation score 10976 8252
Photo editing score 27827 30771
Writing score 15631 12967
Phones tested 16 models 10 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 121473339
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (W1zex)AnTuTu 121416723
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Boeing)Geekbench 6 CPU1712 / 4287
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121537645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Ray white)Geekbench 7 CPU914 / 3141
Add View all (159)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Π˜Π³Π½Π°Ρ‚)AnTuTu 12705599
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XYRO)AnTuTu 12782767
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808
Add View all (85)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 7 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 818 MHz 676 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 256
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 X65 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM6450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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