Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (Adreno 710). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
- Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 44%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1208K vs 840K
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (2995 vs 2400 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 427402 | 317655 |
| GPU | 237850 | 133002 |
| Memory | 183144 | 139358 |
| UX | 360388 | 250338 |
| Total score | 1208784 | 840353 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [123 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 168.9 MB/sec | 159.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 108.6 pages/sec | 68.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 136.9 Mpixels/sec | 116 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 89.6 images/sec | 56.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 124 Mpixels/sec | 97.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 14.4 images/sec | 9.61 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.3 images/sec | 27.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.61 Mpixels/sec | 4.45 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 24 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 11.3 images/sec | 6.05 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.76 images/sec | 3.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.38 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 6.49 Gpixels/sec | 14.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 552.5 FPS | 382 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 14 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 306 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1252 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10869 | 14144 |
| Video editing score | 7477 | 7296 |
| Data manipulation score | 10013 | 10326 |
| Photo editing score | 27933 | 24677 |
| Writing score | 14232 | 14497 |
| Phones tested | - | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-22 (kukuhatop2281337) | AnTuTu 11 | 1208784 |
| π 2025-12-15 (Lucas) | AnTuTu 11 | 1200817 |
| π 2025-12-08 (WrongButton) | AnTuTu 11 | 1156304 |
| π 2025-09-18 (edge30fusionhype) | AnTuTu 11 | 1235608 |
| π 2024-05-04 (Marcel Pipek) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5117 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-19 -> Arcticmonkeys98 | AnTuTu 12 | 961640 |
| π 2026-10-18 (Katarou) | AnTuTu 12 | 1009082 |
| π 2026-10-17 (ΠΠΎΠ²Π°) | AnTuTu 12 | 872110 |
| π 2026-10-17 (HangHang) | AnTuTu 12 | 952877 |
| π 2026-10-13 -> LynxVex | AnTuTu 12 | 954407 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.995 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2995 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 710 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 517.1 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 780 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 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 | X60 | Snapdragon X62 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | June 2021 | September 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8350-AC | SM6475-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
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