Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2200 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (September 2022 vs November 2022)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2022
Launch Date
November 2022
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6450
Model Name
SM8550-AB
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
2200 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 710
GPU name
Adreno 740
-
GPU frequency
680 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
1280
-
Execution units
2
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
6.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
946
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993 +111%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2750
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328 +94%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
413
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528 +28%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
1805 +2%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
594398
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709 +161%
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
288795
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1143842 +296%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4524
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
16040
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
5788
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
18518
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Reno14 F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
244
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X50
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2391
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13757
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Honor X50
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
614
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3860
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Oppo Reno14 F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
64431
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
54872
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
13818
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
19449