Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo Silver)	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	2750 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 710	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Adreno 700	Adreno 500
GPU frequency		650 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		256
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 1x 25MP + 1x 16MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.9 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS