Snapdragon 690 vs Snapdragon 675

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (with Adreno 619L graphics) and Snapdragon 675 (Adreno 612). 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/Vulcan
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
  • Performs 50% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 11 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 35%) AnTuTu 9 score – 350K vs 258K
  • Announced 1-year and 8-months later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
350273
CPU 110871 96504
GPU 76980 47956
Memory 63839 37806
UX 99447 78166
Total score 350273 258900

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression 112.8 Mpixels/s 97.2 Mpixels/s
Face detection 17.1 images/s 14.6 images/s
Speech recognition 29 words/s 26.8 words/s
Machine learning 26.8 images/s 24.3 images/s
Camera shooting 16.5 images/s 13.7 images/s
HTML 5 2.24 Mnodes/s 1.95 Mnodes/s
SQLite 591.6 Krows/s 516.4 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS
Score 811 405

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 675

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
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 - 6 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619L Adreno 612
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 845 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 128 96
FLOPS 486 Gigaflops 324 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Hexagon 685
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 192MP, 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 AAC, 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 October 2018
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6350 SDM675
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 official site

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