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Snapdragon 835 vs Snapdragon 680

Snapdragon 835
VS
Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 680

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (with Adreno 540 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.

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

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 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17 GB/s)
  • Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~57%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 835
vs
Snapdragon 680

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 835 +3%
438016
Snapdragon 680
424216
CPU 148324 185604
GPU 101521 26544
Memory 88938 114814
UX 99233 97254
Total score 438016 424216
Samples Less than 3 [82 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 87.1 MB/sec 85.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 46.5 pages/sec 43.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.7 Mpixels/sec 59.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.6 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
HDR 48.2 Mpixels/sec 49.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 2.98 images/sec
Photo processing 11 images/sec 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.23 Mpixels/sec 2.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.08 images/sec 0.32 images/sec
Face detection 1.3 images/sec 0.16 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.03 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 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.03 Gpixels/sec 1.48 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 105.3 FPS 26.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples - 20 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 368 172
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5581 7531
Video editing score 5841 4072
Data manipulation score 5696 6097
Photo editing score 13302 14785
Writing score 7633 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 835
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Lee)Geekbench 6 CPU382 / 1166
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-25 (Nightshot)Geekbench 6 CPU427 / 1500
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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
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 835 and Snapdragon 680

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)		 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2450 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 540 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 710 MHz 1114 MHz
Pipelines 4 1
Shading units 64 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 363.5 Gigaflops 285.2 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 686

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 29.8 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 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
- VP8
- 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 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2016 October 2021
Class Flagship Low end
Model number MSM8998 SM6225
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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Pasu December 12, 2025 at 04:24 AM
they dont call it a flagship for no reason. even after 8 years it still is better than crap although it is crappy
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Love that comment above me January 14, 2025 at 08:45 PM
This is what dye shrinkage does for you. Same basic cpu architecture. Budget chip must got alot smaller and cooler. It still pusles me why is 4k not standard on every SOC 12 year after was first released? Would it really cost them that much more to put some real ISP on those SOCs? But idk maybe it is most customers that do not care.
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Felix M August 21, 2024 at 01:54 PM
Here in 2024 using a phone with the snapdragon 680 which according to this comparison, has worse performance when compared to to a 2016 flagship... 8 years on!!! The gap between the rich and the poor can be felt even in performance.
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