Snapdragon 730 vs Snapdragon 670

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 670 (Adreno 615). 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 730
  • Higher GPU frequency (~63%)
  • Performs 63% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score – 502K vs 322K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
  • 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
502844
CPU 220418 127606
GPU 44373 32940
Memory 95755 62205
UX 142298 99264
Total score 502844 322015
Samples [12 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 94.5 MB/sec 69.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 49 pages/sec 42.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.3 Mpixels/sec 46 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 35.5 images/sec 12.4 images/sec
HDR 56.2 Mpixels/sec 42.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.65 images/sec 3.4 images/sec
Photo processing 18.5 images/sec 7.25 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.73 Mpixels/sec 1.94 Mpixels/sec
Samples 8 tests 88 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.44 images/sec 1.44 images/sec
Face detection 0.62 images/sec 0.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.53 Gpixels/sec 0.39 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 200 FPS 125.7 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 6 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 269 196
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6861 6508
Video editing score 5546 5762
Data manipulation score 7006 6275
Photo editing score 15521 13486
Writing score 9110 8055
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 36 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 27 FPS
[Medium]
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Shadowgun Legends 35 FPS
[Medium]
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World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Mi9T
1080 x 2340
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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 730
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Tuqiso)AnTuTu504784
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Cmvp)))AnTuTu526575
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-22 (Brian)AnTuTu513272
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Jim.0)AnTuTu520892
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 (Fixis)GeekBench GPU1022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 670

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process 8 nanometers 10 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 9 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 615
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 700 MHz 430 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 358.4 Gigaflops 220.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Qualcomm Hexagon 688 Hexagon 685

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 UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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 X15 X12 LTE
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 12
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced April 2019 August 2018
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AA SDM670
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G -

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Total votes: 58

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