Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
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 870 5G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC) is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in mid 2021. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 3.2 GHz and three additional ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. Compared to the similar and older Snapdragon 865+, the Prime Core clocks 100 MHz faster and the GPU is slightly higher clocked.
Therefore, the Snapdragon 870 is slightly faster than the old Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus and slots in behind the high end Snapdragon 888.
The Mobile Platform integrates a Qualcomm X55 5G modem with Sub-5 and mmWave support and global 5G bands with up to 7.5 GBit/s (download) speed. The SmartConnect 6800 modem supports Wi-Fi 6 with 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 11ay up to 10 Gbps.
The integrated GPU is still called Adreno 650 and offers a slightly higher clock speed of 670 MHz.
The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers a KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is also untouched. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.
The built-in memory controller supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.
The SoC is manufactured in the modern and power efficient 7nm process.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A78 / A55 | Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585) |
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| Clock | 1800 - 2200 MHz | 2420 - 3200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 4 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 8 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 7 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | 12-Bit Spectra Triple ISP, 7th Gen AI Engine, Wi-Fi 6E, X62 5G Modem | Adreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller | ||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 710 | Qualcomm Adreno 650 ( - 670 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 1.8 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 7 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 5 Watt |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 → 100% n=17
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G → 120% n=17
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
