Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 865
758192
CPU116467232691
GPU43728195541
Memory109871142021
UX78916188011
NanoReview Score348982758192
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Stability99 %91 %
Graphics Test3 fps23 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
File Compression100 MB/s150.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s84.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec109.4 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s32.6 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s74.7 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.19 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 61 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 30 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 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 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 587 MHz
Execution Units 1 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 128 768
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 901.6 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 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr December, 2019 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD SM8250-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 the clear winner in this comparison.

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