Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Google Tensor

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Google Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Google Tensor
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 685
348982
Google Tensor
901650
CPU116467244272
GPU43728272857
Memory109871186513
UX78916198008
NanoReview Score348982901650
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Google Tensor
6194
Stability99 %56 %
Graphics Test3 fps37 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Google Tensor
1317
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Google Tensor
3208
File Compression100 MB/s134.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s86.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec103.4 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s10.1 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s32.8 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s70.5 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec92.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec3.79 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache n/a 3 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 5.6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 1 20
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 128 640
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 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
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 Exynos 5300b
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 7350 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD GS101 (S5P9845)

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Tensor the clear winner in this comparison.

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