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Snapdragon 680 vs Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 680
VS
Snapdragon 678
Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 678

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 678 (Adreno 612). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (6)

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
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 11 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 510K vs 424K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 680
vs
Snapdragon 678

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 680
424216
Snapdragon 678 +20%
510711
CPU 185604 216553
GPU 26544 30227
Memory 114814 103694
UX 97254 160187
Total score 424216 510711
Samples [82 tests] [3 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

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 89.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 41.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 48.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 31.4 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 52.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 4.96 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 9.43 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.57 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 1.12 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 0.55 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.04 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 0.42 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 83.2 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 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7531 6057
Video editing score 4072 5351
Data manipulation score 6097 6444
Photo editing score 14785 14635
Writing score 8535 9952
Phones tested 16 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]		 41 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]		 40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]		 24 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]		 54 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]		 59 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]		 14 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400
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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Sayato)AnTuTu 11510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)Geekbench 6 CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu 11447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)Geekbench 6 CPU714 / 1577
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 678

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 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache - 16 KB
L2 cache - 256 KB
Process 6 nanometers 11 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 612
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 895 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 229.1 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 685

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 14.9 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP
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 X12
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 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced October 2021 December 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 SM6150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site

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user May 2, 2025 at 05:04 PM
680 better. COMD low graphics setup played in outdoor no cooling fan. with the outdoor 30-35 degrees. phone heat up to 45 degrees. 1h30m+ playing. 678 heatup to 50 to 59. some 61 40m+ playing. still CODM low graphics setup. and the phone became laggy. days test. 1st day, 680 2nd day 678. 1st day outdoor heat: 30-35 degrees. 2nd day: cloudy 28-32 degrees.
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Ehe August 12, 2023 at 01:45 AM
The only upgrade in Snapdragon 680 is its stability Adreno 610 & 612 is almost no difference in performance In extended usage 680 can maintain its performance without heating up the device with much more stable frame rates.
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Marius March 13, 2023 at 04:08 PM
Okay, a lot of people here are saying that SD 678 is faster than SD 680 because of the Antutu score. Hmm. I'm using an SD 680 as my backup phone, and in reality, I got a 292k Antutu score on my SD 680. If you want better battery life, a better GPU, and less heating, go for SD 680. I tried SD 678 and experienced frame drops and heating issues.
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Samuel28 July 11, 2025 at 03:05 PM
Wrong, not antutu score, just look at the use of different cortex layout Sd680: Cortex A73 big, Cortex A53 Sd678: Cortex A76 big, Cortex A55 Huge difference in performance thats why when it comes to performance Sd678 is better, but for stability and battery life Sd680 is better due to 6nm vs 11nm
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Sd678 September 16, 2025 at 05:08 PM
Samuel28, The much faster single core matters for day to day loading stuff
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Duy January 11, 2023 at 11:25 AM
snap 680 lags snap 678 slightly in performance, but 680 is less heat-emitting and saves battery life much better. Overall, I choose snap 680.
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