AMD A6-6310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A6-6310 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  3 5
• CPU group
  AMD A6-6000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-6310 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 1.84 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Kryo 260 Gold
• B core
  -- 4x Kryo 260 Silver

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R4 (Beema) Qualcomm Adreno 512
• GPU frequency
  0.80 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.60 GHz
• Execution units
  2 0
• Shader
  128 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  6 5
• DirectX Version
  12 11
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1866 SO-DIMM LPDDR4-1866
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-6310 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 660? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Kryo 260
• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM1 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q2/2017
• Part Number
  -- SDM660

List of devices based on AMD A6-6310 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660.

• Used in
  Unknown Unknown