Snapdragon 680 vs Kirin 710
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 710 (Mali-G51 MP4). 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 680
- Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Shows better (up to 26%) AnTuTu 11 score β 424K vs 336K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185604 | 149801 |
| GPU | 26544 | 23442 |
| Memory | 114814 | 78854 |
| UX | 97254 | 84808 |
| Total score | 424216 | 336905 |
| Samples | [82 tests] | [11 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 85.7 MB/sec | 76.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.2 pages/sec | 41.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 59.4 Mpixels/sec | 44.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 15.7 images/sec | 12.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 49.8 Mpixels/sec | 44.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.98 images/sec | 1.85 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.3 images/sec | 10.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.59 Mpixels/sec | 2.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 35 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.32 images/sec | 1.56 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.16 images/sec | 0.95 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 1.48 Gpixels/sec | 3.27 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 26.6 FPS | 143.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 20 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 172 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | 5937 |
| Video editing score | 4072 | 4886 |
| Data manipulation score | 6097 | 5530 |
| Photo editing score | 14785 | 11098 |
| Writing score | 8535 | 6649 |
| Phones tested | 16 models | 3 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
51 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Low] |
29 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | 23 FPS [Low] |
25 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 65 FPS [Low] |
56 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 62 FPS [Medium] |
52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 26 FPS [Low] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 1080 x 2400 |
Huawei Honor 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Croze) | AnTuTu 12 | 490622 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Arsts) | AnTuTu 12 | 516449 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 426265 |
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 514393 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Raick) | AnTuTu 12 | 486423 |
HiSilicon Kirin 710
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Willy_Du) | AnTuTu 12 | 401286 |
| π 2026-04-16 (αΆ€α΅α΅H.D.H7) | AnTuTu 11 | 356350 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Daryn) | AnTuTu 11 | 307195 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Zephy) | AnTuTu 11 | 337060 |
| π 2026-01-13 (Flarbo) | AnTuTu 11 | 329479 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Kirin 710CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 1114 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 285.2 Gigaflops | 64 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2340 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | July 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6225 | Hi6260 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 710 official site |
| Successor | - | - HiSilicon Kirin 820 |
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