Snapdragon 680 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (Adreno 710). 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
- Higher GPU frequency (~65%)
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Shows significantly better (up to 74%) AnTuTu 11 score β 737K vs 424K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (22 against 17 GB/s)
- Performs 21% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185604 | 306912 |
| GPU | 26544 | 74254 |
| Memory | 114814 | 161784 |
| UX | 97254 | 194104 |
| Total score | 424216 | 737054 |
| Samples | [82 tests] | [70 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 85.7 MB/sec | 139.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.2 pages/sec | 65.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 59.4 Mpixels/sec | 99.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 15.7 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 49.8 Mpixels/sec | 88.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.98 images/sec | 9.21 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.3 images/sec | 25.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.59 Mpixels/sec | 4.04 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 35 tests | 20 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.32 images/sec | 2.77 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.16 images/sec | 1.45 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 1.48 Gpixels/sec | 3.58 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 26.6 FPS | 227.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 20 tests | 15 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 200 |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 172 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | 11087 |
| Video editing score | 4072 | 6838 |
| Data manipulation score | 6097 | 8252 |
| Photo editing score | 14785 | 30771 |
| Writing score | 8535 | 12967 |
| Phones tested | 16 models | 10 models |
Gaming
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VN | AnTuTu 12 | 501899 |
| 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 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 -> Luca. | AnTuTu 12 | 912506 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Luca) | AnTuTu 12 | 912506 |
| π 2026-09-26 (XYRO) | AnTuTu 12 | 782767 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem) | AnTuTu 12 | 932808 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem) | AnTuTu 12 | 932808 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1CPU
| 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-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | Adreno 710 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1114 MHz | 676 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 285.2 Gigaflops | 346.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 22 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K 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 | Snapdragon X62 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | September 2022 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6225 | SM6450 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
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