Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs January 2021)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2400 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2025
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6435-AA
Model Name
SM8250-AC
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
7 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
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Transistor count
10.3

GPU Specifications

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GPU name
Adreno 650
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GPU frequency
670 MHz
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FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
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Shading units
512
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Execution units
2
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OpenCL version
2.0
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Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
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DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 2900 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
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
2750 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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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, 2x 25MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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TDP
6 W
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Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
988
Snapdragon 870
1151 +16%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
2429
Snapdragon 870
3336 +37%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
532494
Snapdragon 870
794278 +49%