Snapdragon 835 vs Snapdragon 685
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (with Adreno 540 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.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Supports 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17 GB/s)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- Higher GPU frequency (~77%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2450 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score β 476K vs 438K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 148324 | 185342 |
| GPU | 101521 | 28390 |
| Memory | 88938 | 135110 |
| UX | 99233 | 127333 |
| Total score | 438016 | 476175 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [83 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 87.1 MB/sec | 97.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 46.5 pages/sec | 29.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 56.7 Mpixels/sec | 56.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 15.6 images/sec | 16.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 48.2 Mpixels/sec | 51.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.93 images/sec | 2.93 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.23 Mpixels/sec | 2.83 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 30 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.08 images/sec | 0.34 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.3 images/sec | 0.17 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 | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 105.3 FPS | 29.1 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | - | 18 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 368 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5581 | 8747 |
| Video editing score | 5841 | 4745 |
| Data manipulation score | 5696 | 7401 |
| Photo editing score | 13302 | 15136 |
| Writing score | 7633 | 10107 |
| Phones tested | - | 9 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-13 (Lee) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 382 / 1166 |
| π 2023-09-25 (Nightshot) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 427 / 1500 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-29 -> Editaddicts | AnTuTu 12 | 490504 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Breno) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 496 / 1737 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Breno) | AnTuTu 12 | 598375 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Ig1000) | AnTuTu 12 | 527229 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Ary) | AnTuTu 12 | 557806 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 835 and Snapdragon 685CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.45 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2450 MHz | 2800 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 | 1260 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 1 |
| Shading units | 64 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 363.5 Gigaflops | 322.6 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 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 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 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2016 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8998 | SM6225-AD |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
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