Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 845
455674
CPU116467134774
GPU43728137678
Memory10987181181
UX78916102041
NanoReview Score348982455674
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
1663
Stability99 %94 %
Graphics Test3 fps9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2074
File Compression100 MB/s104.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s68.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec74.9 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s6.01 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s20.5 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s18.1 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec71.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec3.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 53 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 55 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 48 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache n/a 256 MB
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Adreno 630
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 128 512
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 727 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 686 Hexagon 685

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 29.8 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 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x192 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
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 X20
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 1200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr December, 2017 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD SDM845

Results

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Survey

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3 (75%)
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Total Votes: 4

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