Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2022 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC (N4P). It integrates four different CPU clusters. A fast and big prime core based on the ARM Cortex-X3 architecture and clocked at up to 3.2 GHz for 64 bit applications. Two more ARM Cortex-A715 based performance cores clocked at up to 2.8 GHz (also only for 64 bit apps). Two more Cortex-A710 performance cores at up to 2.8 GHz that can also be used for older apps and three efficiency cores (ARM Cortex-A510 with up to 2 GHz). All cores can use the shared 8 MB level 3 cache.
Thanks to the new architecture and high clock rates, the SD 8 Gen 2 is the fastest mobile CPU for Android based devices and is only topped by current Apple SoCs like the Apple A16 (see benchmarks below).
The chip also integrates a Hexagon accelerator for AI workloads (tensor, scalar and vector). Qualcomm states that its one of the first chips with INT4 support and up to 4.35x performance compared to the previous generation.
The 18-Bit-Spectra ISP is able to process photos with up to 200 MP and work with videos up to 8k30 (including 10-bit, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision).
A big improvement of the Snapdragon 8 G2 is the integrated Adreno 740 GPU, that now supports Hardware Raytracing and tops even the iGPU in the Apple A16.
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X70 5G modem is also new as is the FastConnect 7800 modem with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 support.
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.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) | Cortex-A78 / A55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 6 Cortex-A78 / A55 |
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| Clock | 2000 - 3200 MHz | 1800 - 2200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | |||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 1 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-X3 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 3 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | 8 / 8 4 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4200 MHz Memory Controller | 12-Bit Spectra Triple ISP, 7th Gen AI Engine, Wi-Fi 6E, X62 5G Modem | ||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Qualcomm Adreno 710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM v9 | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 → 100% n=23
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 → 56% n=23
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
