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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 685

65

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Overview - Snapdragon 685 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 685 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 685 14
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 685 9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 685 79
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 685 34
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 685 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 81894 374214
GPU 39122 516258
Memory 77991 344248
UX 71216 259884
Total score 270223 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 7.14% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (3000 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 453.10% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (1,495 K vs 270 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 276.47% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (64 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 377
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 1609
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

0%
Snapdragon 685
Stability %

Graphics test -
58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 1080 × 2520 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency - 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 96 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X11 Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 390 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
CPU
14%
GPU
9%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 685 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 7.14% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2800 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 685 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 685 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 685 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 453.10% better score (1494604 vs 270223).