Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
136304
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
167228
CPU4982861394
GPU1818616162
Memory4234745586
UX2594344086
NanoReview Score136304167228
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
159
Graphics Testn/a1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
168
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
189
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
762
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
862
File Compression48.5 MB/s62.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser23.8 pages/s27.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering36.5 MP/sec27.4 MP/sec
Background Blur0.91 frames/s1.19 frames/s
Photo Processing5.11 frames/s6.81 frames/s
Image Detection9.42 frames/s9.55 frames/s
HDR25.6 MP/sec26.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.36 MP/sec1.67 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture 8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process Samsung Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 1800 2000
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Transistor count 2 billion 2 billion
Power (TDP) 3 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 506 Adreno 506
Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 1 1
Shader Units 48 48
Total shader 48 48
FLOPS 57.6 GFLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.0 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 546 Hexagon 546

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 933 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 1x32 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 7.46 Gbit/s 7.46 Gbit/s
Max RAM 4 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1900x1200 pixels
Camera 1x21 pixels 1x24 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X9 X9
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 4.1 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced June, 2017 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SDM450 MSM8953

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