Quick/Comparisons
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus leads in gaming performance with a score of 18, thanks to its Adreno 650 graphics, which outperforms the Adreno 610 in the Snapdragon 685.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 has a slightly better battery life with a score of 88, but the difference is minimal, and both processors offer excellent battery life.
Both processors have a dedicated NPU for AI workloads, making them equally capable in this area, and there is no score available to determine a winner.
20 | CPU Performance | 40 |
4 | Gaming Performance | 18 |
88 | Battery life |
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Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 with another →86 |
| TSMC | Manufacturer | TSMC |
| 6 nanometers | Process Node | 7 nanometers |
| 8 | CPU Cores | 8 |
| Adreno 610 | GPU Model | Adreno 650 |
| Hexagon 686 | NPU Performance | Hexagon 698 |
| 461236 | Apple A19 | 909414 |
| 191663 | CPU | 319177 |
| 29731 | GPU | 178154 |
| 110054 | Memory | 143397 |
| 129788 | UX | 268686 |
| 461236 | Total score | 909414 |
| 466 | Single-Core Score | 1254 |
| 1396 | Multi-Core Score | 3297 |
| 97.1 MB/sec | Asset compression | 152.3 MB/sec |
| 29.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 83.3 pages/sec |
| 56.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 107.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 16.5 images/sec | Image detection | 72.7 images/sec |
| 51.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 103.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 2.93 images/sec | Background blur | 9.7 images/sec |
| 11.2 images/sec | Photo processing | 31.8 images/sec |
| 2.83 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 4.48 Mpixels/sec |
| 24 tests | Samples | 4 tests |
| 381 | Compute Score (GPU) | 3389 |
| 0.34 images/sec | Background blur | 5.03 images/sec |
| 0.17 images/sec | Face detection | 2.1 images/sec |
| 0.03 Gpixels/sec | Horizon detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.04 Gpixels/sec | Edge detection | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.02 Gpixels/sec | Gaussian blur | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.01 Gpixels/sec | Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| 1.6 Gpixels/sec | Stereo matching | 10.4 Gpixels/sec |
| 29.1 FPS | Particle physics | 651.9 FPS |
| OpenCL | API | OpenCL |
| 16 tests | Samples | 3 tests |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | — |
| — | Score | 1217 |
| — | Stability | 79% |
| — | Graphics test | 7 FPS |
| — | 3DMark Solar Bay | — |
| — | Score | — |
| — | Graphics test | — |
| — | Section 1 | — |
| — | Section 2 | — |
| — | Section 3 | — |
| 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 | Architecture | 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 2800 MHz | Frequency | 3100 MHz |
| ARMv8.2-A | Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A |
| — | L1 cache | 512 KB |
| — | L2 cache | 1 MB |
| 6 nanometers | Process | 7 nanometers |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| LPDDR4X | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 2133 MHz | Memory frequency | 2750 MHz |
| 2x 16 Bit | Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| 17 Gb/s | Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s |
| 8 GB | Max size | 16 GB |
| X11 | Modem | X55 |
| LTE Cat. 13 | 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 |
| No | 5G support | Yes |
| Up to 390 Mbps | Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Up to 150 Mbps | Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| 5 | Wi-Fi | 6 |
| 5.2 | Bluetooth | 5.2 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| UFS 2.2 | Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| 1K at 60FPS | Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| 1080p at 60FPS | Video playback | 8K at 30FPS |
| - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 | Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
| Hexagon 686 | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 |
| March 2023 | Announced | July 2020 |
| Low end | Class | Flagship |
| SM6225-AD | Model number | SM8250-AB |
| Adreno 610 | GPU name | Adreno 650 |
| Adreno 600 | Architecture | Adreno 600 |
| 1260 MHz | GPU frequency | 675 MHz |
| 1 | Pipelines | 3 |
| 128 | Shading units | 256 |
| 128 | Total shaders | 768 |
| 322.6 Gigaflops | FLOPS | 1036.8 Gigaflops |