Snapdragon 835 vs Snapdragon 662

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (with Adreno 540 graphics) and Snapdragon 662 (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 835
  • Supports 114% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 13.9 GB/s)
  • Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 37%) AnTuTu 11 score – 438K vs 320K
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2450 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 11 nm)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
  • Higher GPU frequency (~34%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
438016
CPU 148324 142183
GPU 101521 23170
Memory 88938 70502
UX 99233 84811
Total score 438016 320666
Samples Less than 3 [13 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 87.1 MB/sec 74.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 46.5 pages/sec 37.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.7 Mpixels/sec 38.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.6 images/sec 12.8 images/sec
HDR 48.2 Mpixels/sec 41.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 1.65 images/sec
Photo processing 11 images/sec 8.62 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.23 Mpixels/sec 1.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 6 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.08 images/sec 0.28 images/sec
Face detection 1.3 images/sec 0.14 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 5.03 Gpixels/sec 1.24 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 105.3 FPS 23.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples - 5 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 368 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5581 5767
Video editing score 5841 3680
Data manipulation score 5696 5241
Photo editing score 13302 12485
Writing score 7633 7187
Phones tested - 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 28 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 30 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 54 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 59 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 30 FPS
[High]
Device - Xiaomi Poco M3
1080 x 2340
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 835
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Lee)GeekBench CPU382 / 1166
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-25 (Nightshot)GeekBench CPU427 / 1500
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Kanz)AnTuTu349349
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Wayne)AnTuTu338756
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (arsts)AnTuTu314539
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Fahim)AnTuTu325691
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 (Linode)AnTuTu335094

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 835 and Snapdragon 662

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)
4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2450 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 11 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion 1.75 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 540 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 710 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 4 1
Shading units 64 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 363.5 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 11 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 682 Hexagon 683

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 29.8 Gb/s 13.9 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X16 X11
4G support LTE Cat. 16 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2016 January 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MSM8998 SM6115
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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