Snapdragon 710 vs Snapdragon 680

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (with Adreno 616 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 680
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.2x)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
424216
CPU 159583 185604
GPU 38436 26544
Memory 80418 114814
UX 139002 97254
Total score 417439 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 75.4 MB/sec 85.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 33.6 pages/sec 43.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 52.5 Mpixels/sec 59.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 13.3 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
HDR 34.6 Mpixels/sec 49.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4 images/sec 2.98 images/sec
Photo processing 12.1 images/sec 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.12 Mpixels/sec 2.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.39 images/sec 0.32 images/sec
Face detection 0.59 images/sec 0.16 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 2.61 Gpixels/sec 1.48 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 149.5 FPS 26.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 3 tests 20 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 228 172
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6383 7531
Video editing score 5633 4072
Data manipulation score 5855 6097
Photo editing score 13187 14785
Writing score 7602 8535
Phones tested Less than 3 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 39 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile 35 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
23 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
65 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
62 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 26 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 55 FPS
[Ultra]
54 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1080 x 2340
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 710
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-17 (Evgenie3311)AnTuTu 11417439
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 GPU880
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 CPU431 / 1320
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 GPU879
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 CPU433 / 1398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Croze)AnTuTu 12490622
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Arsts)AnTuTu 12516449
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 710 and Snapdragon 680

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 384 KB -
L3 cache 1 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 616 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 504 MHz 1114 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 258 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 685 Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - Qualcomm Aqstic
- aptX
- aptX HD
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 LTE X11
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2018 October 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SDM710 SM6225
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G -

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