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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (SM7435-AB) is an ARMv9-A-based SoC for tablets and smartphones in the upper mid-range segment.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 integrates a total of 8 cores divided into two clusters. The ARM Cortex-A78 cluster for high performance offers four cores with up to 2.4 GHz. The remaining 4 cores are based on the more energy-efficient A55 architecture and can be clocked at up to 1.95 GHz. All cores can run simultaneously or just a single cluster.

The SoC is similar to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 which offers a slightly lower clocked efficiency cluster and a different named GPU. The similar named Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is clearly faster with newer CPU cores. Although the naming suggest it, there was no Snapdragon 7s Gen 1.

LPDDR5 RAM is supported, with a frequency of up to 6,400 MHz.

The Snapdragon X62 5G modem is used as the modem. It supports a range of SA and NSA 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz frequencies as well as Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). The X62 can achieve a maximum downlink speed of up to 2.9 Gbit/s in 5G networks.

The Adreno 710 forms the graphics subsystem. The GPU is capable of driving FHD+ displays at up to 144 Hz.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is manufactured using the modern 4nm EUV process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CodenameCortex-A78 / A55Cortex-A78 / A55
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 21.95 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 « 1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 compare1.8 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 « 1.95 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 31.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 compare1.8 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Clock1800 - 2400 MHz1950 - 2400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 8
4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
8 / 8
4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Technology4 nm4 nm
FeaturesSpectra Triple ISP, AI Engine, Wi-Fi 6E, 5G Modem
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 710Qualcomm Adreno 710
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 3652     avg: 4113     median: 4090 (38%)     max: 4545 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
1011 Points (26%)
min: 922     avg: 983     median: 998 (25%)     max: 1029 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
2887 Points (11%)
min: 2616     avg: 2800     median: 2813 (11%)     max: 2955 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
779 Points (30%)
min: 774     avg: 787     median: 788 (31%)     max: 800 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
2645 Points (5%)
min: 2678     avg: 2794     median: 2807 (5%)     max: 2888 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3553 Points (35%)
min: 3441     avg: 3502     median: 3517 (35%)     max: 3549 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10518 Points (10%)
min: 10499     avg: 10764     median: 10499 (10%)     max: 11294 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1077 ms (1%)
min: 1090.6     avg: 1223     median: 1161.1 (1%)     max: 1478 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
37483 Points (31%)
min: 31340     avg: 34792     median: 35379 (29%)     max: 36202 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
140 Points (38%)
min: 91     avg: 106     median: 109 (30%)     max: 115 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
188 Points (34%)
106 Points (19%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
518499 Points (25%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
157896 Points (39%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
620511 Points (21%)
min: 566071     avg: 603747     median: 591594 (20%)     max: 665728 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
210401 Points (6%)
min: 179471     avg: 196205     median: 196192 (6%)     max: 212965 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
6718 Points (1%)
min: 5493     avg: 6148     median: 6461 (1%)     max: 6489 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
61.8 MB/s (42%)
min: 35.2     avg: 55.8     median: 58.1 (40%)     max: 84.1 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
864 MB/s (25%)
min: 710     avg: 939     median: 776 (23%)     max: 1590 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
42.4 MB/s (52%)
min: 23.1     avg: 35.1     median: 32.9 (40%)     max: 51.4 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
854 MB/s (24%)
min: 595     avg: 916     median: 819 (23%)     max: 1556 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
28464 Points (13%)
min: 16683     avg: 27056     median: 28415 (13%)     max: 36104 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
13807 Points (51%)
min: 9593     avg: 12713     median: 12895 (47%)     max: 15308 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
737 Points (28%)
min: 614     avg: 683     median: 688 (26%)     max: 747 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
4.5 Watt (2%)
min: 4.12     avg: 6.2     median: 5 (2%)     max: 9.65 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
0.9 Watt (1%)
min: 1.423     avg: 1.9     median: 1.6 (2%)     max: 2.55 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 → 93% n=20

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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