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Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
VS
Snapdragon 685
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Snapdragon 685

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 685 (Adreno 610). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (7)

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
  • Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 11 score – 505K vs 476K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • Performs 33% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
vs
Snapdragon 685

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 205745 185342
GPU 30315 28390
Memory 148947 135110
UX 120675 127333
Total score 505682 476175
Samples [2 tests] [83 tests]
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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
HTML 5 Browser - 29.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 56.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 16.5 images/sec
HDR - 51.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 2.93 images/sec
Photo processing - 11.2 images/sec
Ray tracing - 2.83 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 30 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 0.34 images/sec
Face detection - 0.17 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 - 1.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 29.1 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 18 tests

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 8747
Video editing score - 4745
Data manipulation score - 7401
Photo editing score - 15136
Writing score - 10107
Phones tested - 9 models

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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> EditaddictsGeekBench CPU485 / 1332
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu445263
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench GPU385
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench CPU470 / 1463
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 685

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53		 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2800 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 1260 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 322.6 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 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 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 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2025 March 2023
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225-AF SM6225-AD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site

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Comments

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Editaddicts September 7, 2026 at 07:26 PM
It's like, "Do you wish to trade GPU Clock speed for CPU Clock speed?" ahh difference.
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Anonym August 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Basically a SD685 with +100mhz CPU and downclocked GPU?! Welcome to 2026.
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John December 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
6s Gen 2 4G just a rebranded from 685 with 0.1ghz frequency boost bruh
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Arthur March 16, 2026 at 01:27 PM
No they have the same GPU But the CPU on 6s is way stronger I used both of them on PUBG mobile the 685 have 40 option But 6s have 60 fps option
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Ahmad March 22, 2026 at 06:13 PM
Arthur, Same cortex a73 and cortex a56
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person May 11, 2026 at 03:13 PM
Arthur, No, it's not. It literally has the same GPU with Adreno 600 and the same CPU architecture with Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A56. The only differences between both of them are the 100MHz faster clock speed in the Sd6 Gen 2's CPU and a generation newer NPU, which doesn't affect anything. You probably use an older phone that uses the Sd685. No wonder the FPS on that shitty game only goes up to 40 FPS because their optimization sucked for older phones that use crappy SoCs. The only reason why the Sd6s Gen 2 has the 60 FPS setting is because it's newer.
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Editaddicts September 15, 2026 at 05:13 PM
Arthur, 685 has 60FPS unlocked in PUBG. Literally using a 685+ 4GB RAM phone now. Your 685 device might be old, that's why it might've less settings unlocked, that's all.
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