Snapdragon 625 vs Snapdragon 460
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and Snapdragon 460 (Adreno 610). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
- Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 86% higher memory bandwidth (13.91 against 7.46 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 14 nm)
- Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score – 251K vs 218K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 93844 | 109408 |
| GPU | 14096 | 21016 |
| Memory | 46390 | 60965 |
| UX | 64549 | 60039 |
| Total score | 218879 | 251428 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 62.9 MB/sec | 67.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 27.2 pages/sec | 31.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 27.4 Mpixels/sec | 41.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.55 images/sec | 12 images/sec |
| HDR | 26.5 Mpixels/sec | 36.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.19 images/sec | 1.53 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.81 images/sec | 7.58 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.67 Mpixels/sec | 1.82 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 25 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 0.65 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 0.34 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 46.8 FPS |
| API | - | Vulkan |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4980 | 5357 |
| Video editing score | 5558 | 3657 |
| Data manipulation score | 3713 | 4874 |
| Photo editing score | 7746 | 10924 |
| Writing score | 4130 | 5784 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 30 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 36 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 33 FPS [Medium] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 42 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 31 FPS [Medium] |
| Device | - | OnePlus Nord N100 720 x 1600 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 460CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 240 Gold 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 240 Silver |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 3 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 1 |
| Shading units | 48 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 62.4 Gigaflops | 153.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | Hexagon 683 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gb/s | 13.91 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1900 x 1200 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | February 2016 | January 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8953 | SM4250-AA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
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