Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 9 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 1.5 MB Not available
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 710
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 710 MHz 676 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 256 128
FLOPS 727 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 685 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release December 2017 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SDM845 SM6450
Storage support UFS 2.1 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 845

4G
Samsung W2019
Samsung

Samsung W2019

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3070 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM
LG

LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 16M colors 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.80 inc…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Style 3
LG

LG Style 3

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 inch…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM
LG

LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ
LG

LG V40 ThinQ

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 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