Snapdragon 680 vs Dimensity 930

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 930 (IMG BXM-8-256). 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 680
  • Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 930
  • Supports 201% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 11 score – 593K vs 424K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
593307
CPU 185604 236233
GPU 26544 69410
Memory 114814 105629
UX 97254 182035
Total score 424216 593307
Samples [82 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2299
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 115.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 62.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 89.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 73.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 6.86 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 22.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 3.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.32 images/sec -
Face detection 0.16 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 26.6 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 20 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12233
Web score 7531 12430
Video editing score 4072 5853
Data manipulation score 6097 9024
Photo editing score 14785 27438
Writing score 8535 15424
Phones tested 16 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]
-
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]
-
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
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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 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu521704
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (That one guy)AnTuTu441460
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (A05stech)AnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)GeekBench GPU348
MediaTek Dimensity 930
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Ankit Bishnoi)AnTuTu553717

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Dimensity 930

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 1 8
Shading units 128 16
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 790

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K 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 X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2021 May 2022
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 MT6855, MT6855V/AZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Dimensity 930 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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