Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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 870
819661
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
308333
CPU237856104065
GPU28153539362
Memory12537392127
UX17489772779
NanoReview Score819661308333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
Stability90 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fps3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
File Compression148.4 MB/s90 MB/s
HTML5 Browser85.5 pages/s46.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering113.5 MP/sec64.4 MP/sec
Background Blur10.8 frames/s3.06 frames/s
Photo Processing28.3 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Image Detection72.7 frames/s16.3 frames/s
HDR102.4 MP/sec51.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.18 MP/sec2.52 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 88 FPS (Ultra) 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Ultra) 23 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 102 FPS (Ultra) 65 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS (Ultra) 62 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 54 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 49 FPS (Ultra) 26 FPS (Low)
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400) Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3200 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 6 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 650 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 670 MHz 1114 MHz
Execution Units 3 1
Shader Units 256 128
Total shader 768 128
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 285.2 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 698 Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 X11
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 390 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced January, 2021 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Low end
Codename SM8250-AC SM6225

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 the clear winner in this comparison.

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