Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (Adreno 710). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 22 GB/s)
- 45% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2200 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 37%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1010K vs 737K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 378231 | 306912 |
| GPU | 155526 | 74254 |
| Memory | 174975 | 161784 |
| UX | 301337 | 194104 |
| Total score | 1010069 | 737054 |
| Samples | [102 tests] | [70 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 160.2 MB/sec | 139.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.7 pages/sec | 65.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 116.8 Mpixels/sec | 99.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 80 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 108 Mpixels/sec | 88.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12 images/sec | 9.21 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 33.5 images/sec | 25.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.41 Mpixels/sec | 4.04 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 34 tests | 20 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 5.01 images/sec | 2.77 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.04 images/sec | 1.45 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.26 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 10.3 Gpixels/sec | 3.58 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 650.5 FPS | 227.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 18 tests | 15 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 200 |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1224 | - |
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11701 | 11087 |
| Video editing score | 5825 | 6838 |
| Data manipulation score | 9987 | 8252 |
| Photo editing score | 28690 | 30771 |
| Writing score | 15274 | 12967 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | 10 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 102 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 107 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Peanut) | AnTuTu 12 | 1132636 |
| π 2026-10-11 (ex4ample) | AnTuTu 12 | 1079226 |
| π 2026-10-11 (RanVerchst.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1213647 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577) | AnTuTu 12 | 1179210 |
| π 2026-09-27 (sayato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1239133 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (ΠΠ³Π½Π°Ρ) | AnTuTu 12 | 705599 |
| π 2026-09-28 -> Luca. | AnTuTu 12 | 912506 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Luca) | AnTuTu 12 | 912506 |
| π 2026-09-26 (XYRO) | AnTuTu 12 | 782767 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem) | AnTuTu 12 | 932808 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Adreno 710 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 670 MHz | 676 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1029.1 Gigaflops | 346.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 22 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 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
| Modem | X55 | Snapdragon X62 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2021 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | SM6450 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
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