Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (SM6450) mobile platform was designed for Android-based smartphones and tablets and was launched in September 2022. The SoC (system-on-a-chip) is in the entry-level class and is based on ARM's v9 architecture.
The cryo CPU of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is based on four ARM Cortex-A78 performance cores with clock frequencies of up to 2.2 GHz and an efficiency cluster consisting of four Cortex-A55 cores with a clock frequency of 1.8 GHz.
An Adreno 710 is used as the integrated graphics unit. The Soc also integrates a Spectra ISP (200 MP photo), a dual-channel 16-bit LPDDR 2750 MHz memory controller, an X62 5G modem (max 2.9 GBit/s download, 1.6 Gbit/s upload), a Fastconnect 6700 Wi-Fi 6E / Bluetooth 5.2 modem and Hexagon.
The SoC is manufactured in the modern 4 nm process at Samsung.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (SM6475-AB) is an ARM-based SoC for smartphones and tablets in the mid-range segment. The chip was presented in late 2024 and offers four fast ARM Cortex-A78-based cores with up to 2 GHz and four ARM Cortex-A55-based power cores with up to 1.8 GHz. Except for the higher clock rate of the Cortex-A78 cores, the SoC corresponds to the older Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.
As expected, the performance is only a few percentage points above the old Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and therefore in the lower mid-range of current smartphone processors.
The integrated graphics card is the Adreno 710. The 5G modem achieves a maximum download speed of 2.9 GBit and supports mmWave. The FastConnect subsystem offers Bluetooth 5.2 LE and Wi-Fi 6E. All important satellite positioning systems such as GPS, QZSS, NavIC, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo are supported. The image signal processor for the cameras supports 3 cameras. Up to 200 megapixels are possible with the main camera and the recording of images in HEIC format is supported.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 is manufactured using 4 nm technology.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A78 / A55 | Cortex-A78 / A55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 6 Cortex-A78 / A55 |
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| Clock | 1800 - 2200 MHz | 1800 - 2400 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 4 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 8 / 8 4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Features | 12-Bit Spectra Triple ISP, 7th Gen AI Engine, Wi-Fi 6E, X62 5G Modem | Spectra Triple ISP, AI Engine, Wi-Fi 6E, 5G Modem | ||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 710 | Qualcomm Adreno 710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 → 100% n=20
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 → 112% n=20
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
