Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (2400 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2024 vs September 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6475-AB
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 710
GPU name
Adreno 840
940 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
0.4813 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Connectivity
Up to 2900 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.2
Bluetooth
6.0
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1001
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+275%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2972
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+325%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
491
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
+636%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
840643
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+289%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy A36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
315
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
77279
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
13133
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
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