Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
913477
CPU116467244750
GPU43728305779
Memory109871162981
UX78916199967
NanoReview Score348982913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stability99 %63 %
Graphics Test3 fps34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compression100 MB/s160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s99.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec125.2 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s11.5 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s28 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s68.5 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Adreno 660
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 1 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 128 768
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 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 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 24 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 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
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 X60
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 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr December, 2020 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD SM8350

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
4 (57.14%)
3 (42.86%)
Total Votes: 7

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