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Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 480

Snapdragon 678
VS
Snapdragon 480
Snapdragon 678
Snapdragon 480

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and Snapdragon 480 (Adreno 619). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v10
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (3)

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 678
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 11 nm)
  • Performs 30% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 10 score – 353K vs 338K
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 678
vs
Snapdragon 480

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 678
338996
Snapdragon 480 +4%
353554
CPU 131607 122625
GPU 55215 69314
Memory 63813 78462
UX 87186 81370
Total score 338996 353554
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 81.7 MB/sec 90.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.4 pages/sec 48.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 54.7 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.5 images/sec 34.8 images/sec
HDR 47.5 Mpixels/sec 56.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.56 images/sec 5.28 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 17.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.12 Mpixels/sec 2.67 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
Score 475 981

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]		 -
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]		 -
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 480

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 16 KB -
L2 cache 256 KB -
Process 11 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP 6 W 3 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 845 MHz 825 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 96 128
Total shaders 192 256
FLOPS 324.4 Gigaflops 422.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Hexagon 686
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 Snapdragon X51
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 January 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM6150-AC SM4350
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
147 (30.6%)
333 (69.4%)
Total votes: 480

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Snapdragon 480 and Snapdragon 678, or ask any questions
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Anonymous 02 April 2022 14:53
These are so close that in daily use you probably couldn't tell the difference. Qualcomm made a disappointing choice to handicap the 480's ability to capture 4K video. If you take lots of pictures and video, you're going to want the 678 even though the 480 is technically better at almost everything else.
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Jtaylor2306 19 February 2022 13:52
First time using this budget chip... So far I am impressed. I have not gamed on this device yet. I do not play games on the phone really so I think it's a win for me. I have the 865 in other devices and as far as I am concerned this is good enough for what I do. Very happy here
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Joe 25 April 2021 04:13
What are the scores?
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