Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek MT6737

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek MT6737. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek MT6737
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
MediaTek MT6737
59089
CPU11646716596
GPU437282974
Memory10987127828
UX7891611691
NanoReview Score34898259089
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
MediaTek MT6737
n/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
MediaTek MT6737
141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
MediaTek MT6737
594
File Compression100 MB/s39.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s17.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec17.5 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s0.89 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s5.03 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s6.57 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec17.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec1.04 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
4/1.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2800 1300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 6 nm 28 nm
Transistor count n/a 1 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-T720 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Midgard 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 10
Total shader 128 20
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 26 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
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 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 640 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 3 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1280x720 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x13 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
H.264
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 MT6169
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 4
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
GPS

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr January, 2016 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM6225-AD MT6737

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 the clear winner in this comparison.

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