Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
May 2026
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SM8250-AC
Architecture
4x 2.6 GHz - Kryo Performance; 4x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
7 nm
Frequency
2.6 GHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
64-bit
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno GPU
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
-
670 MHz
Max display resolution
FHD+ at 144 Hz
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
-
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
512
OpenCL version
OpenCL 2.0 FP
2.0
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.3
1.1
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
Download speed
-
Up to 7500 Mbps
4G support
5G/4G DSDA
LTE Cat. 22
5G support
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; TDD and FDD; TDD-FDD aggregation; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; Release 17
Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0; LE Audio; Bluetooth Channel Sounding
5.2
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7; 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; up to 5.8 Gbps; up to 320 MHz channels
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LP-DDR4x, LP-DDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
LP-DDR4x: 2100 MHz; LP-DDR5: 3200 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
-
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
-
1 MB
Audio codecs
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Snapdragon Sound; Qualcomm XPAN
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
200 MP; 64 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, HLG
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HLG HDR playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K HDR video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 240 FPS; HEVC and H.264 video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon 698
TDP
-
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2026 (May 2026 vs January 2021)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2.6 GHz vs 3200 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
+3%
1180
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
+5%
3501
Snapdragon 870
3336
SiliconCat Rating
78
Ranks 78 among all SOC on our website
83
Ranks 83 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
