Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 685
348982
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
167228
CPU11646761394
GPU4372816162
Memory10987145586
UX7891644086
NanoReview Score348982167228
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
159
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fps1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
189
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
862
File Compression100 MB/s62.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s27.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec27.4 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s1.19 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s6.81 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s9.55 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec26.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec1.67 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 6 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Adreno 506
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 1 1
Shader Units 128 48
Total shader 128 48
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 Hexagon 546

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 7.46 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1900x1200 pixels
Camera 1x108 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
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 X9
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 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 5.2 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM6225-AD MSM8953

Results

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

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