Snapdragon 680 vs Snapdragon 480

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 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.

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 (~71%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
435710
CPU 185604 187609
GPU 26544 47047
Memory 114814 88556
UX 97254 112498
Total score 424216 435710
Samples [82 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 84.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 33.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 50 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 34.4 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 55.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 5.26 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 6.51 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.28 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 2.07 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.03 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 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 0.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 186 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 20 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 291
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7531 6774
Video editing score 4072 3952
Data manipulation score 6097 6917
Photo editing score 14785 15336
Writing score 8535 9524
Phones tested 16 models 3 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“˜ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Croze)AnTuTu 12490622
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Arsts)AnTuTu 12516449
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Izzy)AnTuTu 11435710
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 GPU916
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 CPU688 / 1762
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-09 (JesΓΊs GR)Geekbench 6 CPU693 / 1681
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-19 (Guest #4)Geekbench 6 CPU689 / 1597

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 480

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process 6 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 3 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 650 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 332.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 Snapdragon X51
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2021 January 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225 SM4350
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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