Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 116467 | 436420 |
| GPU | 43728 | 870679 |
| Memory | 109871 | 392296 |
| UX | 78916 | 352620 |
| NanoReview Score | 348982 | 2052015 |
| Stability | 99 % | 73 % |
| Graphics Test | 3 fps | 89 fps |
| File Compression | 100 MB/s | 288.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 39.7 pages/s | 198.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 59.8 MP/sec | 227.4 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 3.44 frames/s | 26.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 11 frames/s | 64.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 17 frames/s | 174.5 frames/s |
| HDR | 52 MP/sec | 238.2 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 2.76 MP/sec | 7.38 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 144 FPS (Ultra) |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 144 FPS (Ultra) |
Fortnite |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
Genshin Impact |
n/a | 144 FPS (Ultra) |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | Xiaomi 14 Pro |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 - 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
- 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 | 3300 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 12 MB |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 610 | Adreno 750 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 770 MHz |
| Execution Units | 1 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shader | 128 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 76.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 2.2 | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x108 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 1K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 1080p at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 390 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
Other
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6225-AD | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang