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
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 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 β 528K vs 476K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185342 | 224355 |
| GPU | 28390 | 45549 |
| Memory | 135110 | 104424 |
| UX | 127333 | 154070 |
| Total score | 476175 | 528398 |
| Samples | [83 tests] | [46 tests] |
GeekBench 6
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
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 151 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 -> Hoangphi28 | AnTuTu 12 | 505877 |
| π 2026-09-20 (SSAN) | AnTuTu 11 | 508133 |
| π 2026-09-10 -> Editaddicts | Geekbench 6 CPU | 485 / 1332 |
| π 2026-09-05 -> Editaddicts | AnTuTu 11 | 445263 |
| π 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (Gremmar) | AnTuTu 12 | 598333 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Jervynn) | AnTuTu 11 | 584325 |
| π 2026-07-25 (RANSZXY) | AnTuTu 11 | 523691 |
| π 2026-07-22 (Minh ngΓ΄) | AnTuTu 11 | 505096 |
| π 2026-07-11 (biszkopt875) | AnTuTu 11 | 562445 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 6300CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β 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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