Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 2x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP 10 W 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 619
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU clock 675 MHz 900 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 384 128
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 460.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 1500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Release April 2019 June 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC SM6375-AC
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

4G
Oppo A5 CPH2727
Oppo

Oppo A5 CPH2727

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G45 5G
Motorola

Motorola Moto G45 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto S50 Neo
Motorola

Motorola Moto S50 Neo

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G85
Motorola

Motorola Moto G85

5.0
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh