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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (SM6375) is an ARM-based SoC for smartphones and tablets in the upper mid-range segment. Launched in mid-2024, the chip offers two fast ARM Cortex-A78-based cores with up to 2.3 GHz and 6 ARM Cortex-A55-based power cores with up to 2 GHz.

The design of the chip and the technical data are similar to the older Snapdragon 695. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 is manufactured using the older 6 nm technology and has a higher maximum clock rate as well as some new features compared to the 695. As a result, the performance in our tests with the Motorola Moto G85 is also slightly higher than the older Snapdragon 695.

The integrated graphics card is the Adreno 619. The 5G modem called Snapdragon X51 achieves a maximum of 2.5 GBit / 0.8 GBit (download/upload) and supports mmWave. The FastConnect 6200 subsystem offers Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 5 (8x8 sounding, dual band, 2x2). All important satellite positioning systems such as GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, Beidou and Galileo are supported.

The image signal processor for the cameras supports 3 cameras. Up to 108 megapixels are possible with the main camera and the recording of images in HEIC format is also possible.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (SD685, SM6225-AD) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 265 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.9 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. According to Qualcomm the SD685 is around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).

In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 610 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel)  and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X11 LTE modem with up to 390 Mbps download).

The SoC is produced in 6nm.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
CodenameKryo 660 Gold (2x Cortex-A78) / Silver (6x Cortex-A55)Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon 6Qualcomm Snapdragon
Clock2000 - 2300 MHz1900 - 2800 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 8
2 x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
6 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
8 / 8
Technology6 nm6 nm
FeaturesAdreno 619 GPU, X51 5G Modem, Hexagon 692 DSP, Spectra 355L ISP, FastConnect 6200 (Wi-Fi 5)Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 619Qualcomm Adreno 610
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G « 1.9 - 2.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
940 Points (23%)
478 Points (12%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
2067 Points (8%)
1544 Points (6%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
477 Points (15%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
1498 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
703 Points (27%)
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (17%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
1917 Points (3%)
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3067 Points (31%)
2055 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
6945 Points (7%)
7087 Points (7%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1172 ms (1%)
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
34162 Points (25%)
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (12%)     max: 15900 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
95 Points (26%)
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (15%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
74 Points (13%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
437830 Points (21%)
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (14%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
126674 Points (32%)
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (22%)     max: 91351 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
481436 Points (15%)
352825 Points (11%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
157318 Points (16%)
123756 Points (12%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
5141 Points (1%)
4077 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
51.6 MB/s (35%)
22.2 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
456 MB/s (13%)
436 MB/s (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
35.8 MB/s (17%)
30.8 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
488 MB/s (12%)
586 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
23090 Points (10%)
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (9%)     max: 23439 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
12367 Points (45%)
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (30%)     max: 9421 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
619 Points (23%)
min: 369     avg: 411.5     median: 411.5 (15%)     max: 454 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
4.8 Watt (2%)
154%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2.51     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (1%)     max: 3.73 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
1.1 Watt (1%)
84%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1.289     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (2%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 73% n=21

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)