Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 710
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU clock 680 MHz 676 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 768 128
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release November 2022 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8550-AB SM6450
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 56 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh