Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
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
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
1299948
CPU116467351855
GPU43728487080
Memory109871213520
UX78916247493
NanoReview Score3489821299948
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
7655
Stability99 %46 %
Graphics Test3 fps45 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
1767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
4591
File Compression100 MB/s195.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s118.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec175.1 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s16.5 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s34 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s117.5 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec146.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec5.31 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 47 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 114 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
- 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 3200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 6 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Adreno 730
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 128 1024
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 1843.2 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

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 3.1
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, 4K at 120FPS
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 Snapdragon X65
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 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD SM8475

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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