Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs December 2021)
- Higher Frequency: 3000 MHz (2400 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
December 2021
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
Samsung
SM6475-AB
Model Name
SM8450
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
3000 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 710
GPU name
Adreno 730
940 MHz
GPU frequency
818 MHz
0.4813 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
768
-
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
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
Hexagon
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 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
5.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1001
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
+66%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2972
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
+36%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
491
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2462
+401%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
840643
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1096529
+30%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
5748
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10505
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy A36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
315
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
790
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
77279
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
33310
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
13133
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
13969
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