There have been previous rumors that Qualcomm would be testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at various clock speeds, with an initial leak showing the SoC surpassing 10,000 points in Geekbench 6, beating the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 by a impressive 46 percent difference. Now, Geekbench 6 results from the chipset’s reference redesign have leaked, giving us a clearer picture of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s single-core and multi-core capabilities, and while the scores are lower than previously achieved, it’s still faster than current-gen chips like the A17 Pro.
The A17 Pro barely manages to beat the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in single-core results; Qualcomm’s SoC is the new king of multi-core, at least until new chipsets are released
The configuration shared on Geekbench 6 reveals that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 features a ‘2+6’ cluster, which has been mentioned on previous occasions. As the launch month approaches, we should learn more about the chipset’s specs and capabilities, but for now, here’s a first look at some single-core and multi-core results. The SoC scored 2,884 and 8,840, with the reference design sporting 12GB of RAM. Compared to the competition, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is slightly faster than the A17 Pro in multi-core performance, but it’s only slightly slower in the single-core category.
Apple has consistently extended its lead in Geekbench 6’s single-core benchmark runs, with the M4 being proof that the A18 could outperform the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 when it is officially announced later this year. It appears that the higher scores achieved previously were due to Qualcomm testing the upcoming flagship SoC at higher clock speeds, and at one point, it was rumored that the company was 4.26 GHz targeting frequencies to achieve unparalleled single-core and multi-core performance.
Unfortunately, it seems that uncontrollable thermals have forced Qualcomm to downgrade its expectations and performance cores for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, but even with the clock speeds capped, the results are quite decent. Now, all that remains to be seen is how efficient the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is when operating under these specs. A notable tipster has pointed out that the efficiency of the Adreno 830 GPU is extraordinary and can reach the peak performance of the Dimensity 9300 while consuming half the energy.
Assuming this claim is true, 2025’s flagship Android models will benefit significantly from this advantage, but more performance metrics like this will only be available as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 launch approaches, so stay tuned for more updates.
News Source: Geekbench