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Snapdragon 685 vs Dimensity 6080

Snapdragon 685
VS
Dimensity 6080
Snapdragon 685
Dimensity 6080

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6080 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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. Specs
  7. Comments (5)

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 685
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 6080
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 573K vs 476K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 685
vs
Dimensity 6080

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 685
476175
Dimensity 6080 +20%
573460
CPU 185342 218246
GPU 28390 46534
Memory 135110 126743
UX 127333 181937
Total score 476175 573460
Samples [83 tests] [24 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 97.1 MB/sec 100.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 53.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 70.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 40 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 62.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 6.38 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 16.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 2.07 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1.04 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.6 Gpixels/sec 4.04 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 242.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 11 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 150
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 685
8933
Dimensity 6080 +15%
10262
Web score 8747 11053
Video editing score 4745 5306
Data manipulation score 7401 8410
Photo editing score 15136 20240
Writing score 10107 13119
Phones tested 9 models 5 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu 12490504
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)Geekbench 7 CPU496 / 1737
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 12598375
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Ig1000)AnTuTu 12527229
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Ary)AnTuTu 12557806
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MediaTek Dimensity 6080
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> EXRAnTuTu 11611221
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Dadaba)AnTuTu 11587520
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (nxtzss)AnTuTu 11586686
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (dm1q)AnTuTu 11605816
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Sasasas)AnTuTu 11564755
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 6080

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53		 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 1068 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 322.6 Gigaflops 136.7 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
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 LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

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 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 June 2023
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6833, MT6833GP
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6080 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
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1105 (72.5%)
Total votes: 1524

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Comments

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Ash October 14, 2024 at 03:19 AM
After looking at the benchmark results Dimensity is much better than the this version of the Snapdragon
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Just a random neighbor guy October 26, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Low end vs Mid range? Yeah seems right. Right?
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Vickerdent November 26, 2024 at 08:06 AM
Just a random neighbor guy, Mid range would be 7050 proper (8000 series are regarded as mid range on this platform too). Or at least the 7000 series. I think they're comparable, at least phones containing both chipsets cost similar, with MediaTek costing less in some cases.
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Su Su May 3, 2024 at 11:14 AM
I really dislike Snapdragon; I absolutely love Dimensity from the bottom of my heart.
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Sa Sa September 19, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Do you work for MediaTek ? Your message sound like an ad
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