Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
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 6 Gen 3
626536
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
308333
CPU212110104065
GPU12071439362
Memory14117192127
UX15254172779
NanoReview Score626536308333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2910
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
File Compression158.7 MB/s90 MB/s
HTML5 Browser71.4 pages/s46.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering106.8 MP/sec64.4 MP/sec
Background Blur9.48 frames/s3.06 frames/s
Photo Processing27.8 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Image Detection57.3 frames/s16.3 frames/s
HDR92.6 MP/sec51.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.03 MP/sec2.52 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 65 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 62 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1114 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 256 128
FLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS 285.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 X11
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 390 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename SM6475-AB SM6225

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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