Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
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 7 Gen 3
817003
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
308333
CPU263765104065
GPU26115539362
Memory13760992127
UX15447472779
NanoReview Score817003308333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
Graphics Test35 fps3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
File Compression164.1 MB/s90 MB/s
HTML5 Browser92.9 pages/s46.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering120.1 MP/sec64.4 MP/sec
Background Blur12 frames/s3.06 frames/s
Photo Processing29.6 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Image Detection65.2 frames/s16.3 frames/s
HDR105.1 MP/sec51.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.38 MP/sec2.52 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 65 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 62 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2630 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 720 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1114 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 256 128
Total shader 512 128
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 285.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 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 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2880x1800 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 X11
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 390 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename SM7550-AB SM6225

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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