CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8 cores 2840 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 640
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8 cores 2200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 710
Compared fields
43
Different values
38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Higher maximum CPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 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) | 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2840 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.7 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 10 W | 7 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 384 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 768 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 22 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 676 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 384 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 899 Gigaflops | 346.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2018 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | SM6450 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 53 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 S10e SM-G9700
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3400 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
5G
Oppo A5 2025
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
5G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G 2024
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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