Snapdragon 665 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (Adreno 812). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
  • Shows significantly better (up to 3.1x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1012K vs 329K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 11 nm)
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • 30% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1012134
CPU 147902 346653
GPU 24130 215437
Memory 68847 193352
UX 88578 256692
Total score 329457 1012134
Samples [9 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 67.9 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 40.2 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 48.5 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 12.7 images/sec -
HDR 44.1 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 1.82 images/sec -
Photo processing 8.45 images/sec -
Ray tracing 1.66 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 2 tests -
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.28 images/sec -
Face detection 0.14 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.24 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 22.5 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 2 tests -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6072 -
Video editing score 5062 -
Data manipulation score 5151 -
Photo editing score 11822 -
Writing score 6677 -
Phones tested 2 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 29 FPS
[Low]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 28 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 57 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
-
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1080 x 2340
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Marcel)AnTuTu 12353594
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu 11345256
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (bang)AnTuTu 11350459
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Thomas πŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu 11319538
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-29 (123)AnTuTu 111077435
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (YongGamer)AnTuTu 12982585
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 -> KirisameAnTuTu 111012134

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 665 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A -
Process 11 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 812
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 950 MHz -
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 -
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 2800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 May 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6125 SM6850
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 -

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