Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

1021

Snapdragon 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

2922

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 710	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	940 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	256	128
DirectX	12.1	11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.9 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.6 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS