Snapdragon 685 vs Dimensity 6300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (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.

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 6300
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 528K vs 476K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
528398
CPU 185342 224355
GPU 28390 45549
Memory 135110 104424
UX 127333 154070
Total score 476175 528398
Samples [83 tests] [46 tests]

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 100.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 48.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 70.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 38.3 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 62.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 5.73 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 19.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.92 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 23 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 2.03 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 0.96 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 4.05 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 243.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 151
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
10205
Web score 8747 11337
Video editing score 4745 5070
Data manipulation score 7401 7132
Photo editing score 15136 25038
Writing score 10107 11440
Phones tested 9 models 12 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Hoangphi28AnTuTu 12505877
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu 11508133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> EditaddictsGeekbench 6 CPU485 / 1332
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu 11445263
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Gremmar)AnTuTu 12598333
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Jervynn)AnTuTu 11584325
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (RANSZXY)AnTuTu 11523691
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (Minh ngΓ΄)AnTuTu 11505096
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (biszkopt875)AnTuTu 11562445

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 6300

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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 1072 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 322.6 Gigaflops 137.2 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 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 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 -
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 3300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 April 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6835, MT6835T, MT6835V/TZB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6300 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 6400

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