Snapdragon 690 vs Snapdragon 665

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and Snapdragon 665 (Adreno 610). 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 690
  • Shows significantly better (up to 51%) AnTuTu 11 score – 499K vs 329K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 11 nm)
  • Performs 19% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
  • Higher GPU frequency (~68%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
499040
CPU 205382 147902
GPU 52431 24130
Memory 78632 68847
UX 162595 88578
Total score 499040 329457
Samples Less than 3 [9 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 96.3 MB/sec 67.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 50.2 pages/sec 40.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 65 Mpixels/sec 48.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 38 images/sec 12.7 images/sec
HDR 59.1 Mpixels/sec 44.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.13 images/sec 1.82 images/sec
Photo processing 16.3 images/sec 8.45 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.8 Mpixels/sec 1.66 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.52 images/sec 0.28 images/sec
Face detection 0.64 images/sec 0.14 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 2.92 Gpixels/sec 1.24 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 165.3 FPS 22.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 2 tests 2 tests

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 6072
Video editing score - 5062
Data manipulation score - 5151
Photo editing score - 11822
Writing score - 6677
Phones tested - 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 29 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 28 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 53 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 57 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 30 FPS
[High]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1080 x 2340
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 690
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-07 (HXR)Geekbench 6 GPU966
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-07 (HXR)Geekbench 6 CPU780 / 1897
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu 11345256
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (bang)AnTuTu 11350459
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Thomas πŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu 11319538
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 665

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process 8 nanometers 11 nanometers
Transistor count - 1.75 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 565 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 289.3 Gigaflops 243.2 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 692 Hexagon 686
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS -

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 X12
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced June 2020 April 2019
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6350 SM6125
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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