Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 680

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 680 (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 6s 4G Gen 2
  • 21% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 505K vs 424K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
  • Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 205745 185604
GPU 30315 26544
Memory 148947 114814
UX 120675 97254
Total score 505682 424216
Samples [2 tests] [82 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 85.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 43.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 59.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 15.7 images/sec
HDR - 49.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 2.98 images/sec
Photo processing - 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing - 2.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 0.32 images/sec
Face detection - 0.16 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 1.48 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 26.6 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 20 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 172
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score - 7531
Video editing score - 4072
Data manipulation score - 6097
Photo editing score - 14785
Writing score - 8535
Phones tested - 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 59 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite - 23 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 65 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 62 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 26 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 54 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
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 6s 4G Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Zeno)AnTuTu505682
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (NiK0nvs)GeekBench CPU484 / 1558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu521704
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (That one guy)AnTuTu441460
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (A05stech)AnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)GeekBench GPU348

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 680

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 1114 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 285.2 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 Hexagon 686

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 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 X11
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2025 October 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225-AF SM6225
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site

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Vahid August 15, 2026 at 06:24 PM
We are same thing but different πŸ˜‚
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