It would appear that the smartphone market is finally deciding on a move to 5G for the lower mid-range to budget markets. So two of the processors we’re going to compare are the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 7060. Let’s go.
The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 was announced in June of 2024. It is a lower mid-range 5G processor that’s meant for people looking for performance, gaming and 5G on a budget. You can find it on phones like Motorola G85, Motorola S5 Neo, Moto G45, Redmi 15 5G and others.
The MediaTek Dimensity 7060 on the hand is a new processor that was announced in May of 2025. It is also a lower mid-range processor and it’s been slated to show up on a lot of upcoming devices.
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7060 Specs
| Feature | Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 | Dimensity 7060 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2x Cortex A78 (2.3GHz)
6x Cortex A55 (2.0GHz) |
2x Cortex A78 (2.6GHz)
6x Cortex A55 (2.0GHz) |
| GPU | Adreno 619 | Mali G68 MP4 |
| ISA | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Fab | 6nm TSMC | 6nm TSMC |
| AnTuTu v10 | 453,329 | 475,940 |
| Geek Bench 6 | 940 / 2115 | 1009 / 2413 |
| RAM | LPDDR4X (2133MHz) | LPDDR5 (3200MHz) |
| Storage | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Display | FHD | FHD |
| Camera | Up to 108 MP | Up to 200MP |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps |
| Comms | 4G Cat. 18, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 5 | 4G Cat. 15, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 5 |
Performance
Both SoCs use the same 2x Cortex A78 + 6x Cortex A55 CPU cores setup. This means that their performance is very close. Where the Dimensity 7060 wins is in clock speed. Its performance A78 CPUs runs at 2.6GHz whilst those of the 6s Gen 3 run at 2.3GHz. Besides that, the battery efficiency cores (A55) of both SoCs run at 2.0GHz.
Winner: Dimensity 7060
Graphics and Gaming
As usual, the 6s Gen 3 comes with an Adreno 619 GPU whilst the Dimensity 7060 is equipped with the Mali-G68 MP4. For apps and games, the Adreno 619 will outperform the Mali-G68 MP4. Both apps can tackle most games at mid to high settings but the better and more optimized GPU is the Adreno 619 on the 6s Gen 3.
Winner: 6s Gen 3
RAM and Storage
The Dimensity 7060 ships with a cutting edge LPDDR5 RAM running at 3200MHz. It supports up 16GB RAM of space. The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 on the other hand has to make do with a slower and older LPDDR4X RAM running at 2133MHz. It can only support up to 12GB of RAM space. So when it comes to multitasking, app loading speed and jumping between apps, the Dimensity 7060 will do it faster.
For storage, both SoCs support UFS 2.2 but the Dimensity 7060 also supports UFS 3.1 as well. Easy win there as well.
Winner: Dimensity 7060
Benchmarks
When you check the benchmarks, it’s easy to see that the Dimensity 7060 having the faster performance CPUs and faster RAM will do slightly better than the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3.
On GeekBench 6’s single core test, the Dimensity 7060 wins with a score of 1009 to the 940 scored by the 6s Gen 3. It then presses it’s performance superiority in the multi core tests as well by winning 2413 to the 6s Gen 3’s 2115. On AnTuTu 10, the Dimensity 7060 wins with a 5% margin of 475,940 to the 453,329 scored by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3.
Display
Both SoCs support a max of 1080 FHD+ display.
Camera and Video
The Dimensity 7060 takes the lead by supporting up to 200MP cameras whilst the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 can only do up to 108MP.
In video, the Dimensity 7060 can record and play back 4K@30fps videos whilst the 6s Gen 3 can only do 1080p@60fps.
Winner: Dimensity 7060
Connectivity
Both SoCs offer 4G LTE (Cat. 18) and 5G support. However the Dimensity 7060 has the faster download speeds (2770 Mbps to 2500 Mbps) whilst the 6s Gen 3 has the faster upload speeds (1500 Mbps to 1250 Mbps).
They both support Bluetooth 5.2 whilst the Dimensity 7060 supports WiFi 6 which is better than the WiFi 5 on the 6s Gen 3.
So let’s tally
CPU: 7060
GPU: 6s Gen 3
RAM/Storage: 7060
Benchmarks: 7060
Display: Draw
Camera/video: 7060
Connectivity: Draw
The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 isn’t really a new SoC. It’s a mid-ranger from last year that was brought back because many companies have realized that they need to bring 5G to the lower mid-range and budget markets.
It may have lost on most of the categories to the 7060 but it is still much better than the Dimensity 6000 series and the Helio G series.
The Dimensity 7060 wins this one easily and can take its flowers. The only area it fell short of was losing the GPU category to a 1 year old chip. Other than that it’s a solid 7/10 SoC.
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