Snapdragon 680 vs Snapdragon 480 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and 480 Plus (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)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score – 477K vs 424K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
477542
CPU 185604 193048
GPU 26544 47353
Memory 114814 106103
UX 97254 131038
Total score 424216 477542
Samples [82 tests] [5 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 94.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 45.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 65.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 37.3 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 55.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 4.81 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 14.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 6 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 2.71 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.35 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 238.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 20 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 292
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 11176
Video editing score 4072 4533
Data manipulation score 6097 6337
Photo editing score 14785 26348
Writing score 8535 13103
Phones tested 16 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]
-
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]
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World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]
-
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
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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“˜ 2026-09-23 (Arsts)AnTuTu 12516449
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Raick)AnTuTu 12486423
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Simran)AnTuTu 12478141
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 (Aditya)AnTuTu 11513089
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (KhrizU)AnTuTu 11426353
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 -> DYi22AnTuTu 11477542
πŸ“˜ 2023-12-05 (Guest #3)Geekbench 6 CPU743 / 1890

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 480 Plus

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 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 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

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

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