Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.84 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.7 billion
TDP 7 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
L1 cache Not available 384 KB
L2 cache Not available 768 KB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPU Adreno 710 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU clock 676 MHz 585 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 384
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 899 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Release September 2022 December 2018
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM6450 SM8150
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Devices in database Not available 53
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB

3.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

3.2
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh