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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678

37

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 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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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 678 16
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 19
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 13
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 37
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
CPU 101216 114597
GPU 51346 93082
Memory 48181 68776
UX 82701 111637
Total score 283444 388092
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • Snapdragon 678 has 10.00% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (2200 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 678 has 2.42% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (845 vs 825 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 678 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 45.45% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (6 vs 11 nm).
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 36.92% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (388 K vs 283 K ).
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Support 14.09% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 678 (17 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 620

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 1835

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

3DMark

2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
5%
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A -
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Adreno 619
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 825 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 96 -
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP
  • 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, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 Snapdragon X51
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 800 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 900 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 210 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
CPU
19%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 678 with a 10.00% higher clock speed (2200 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 678 with a 2.42% higher GPU clock speed (845 MHz vs 825 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 with a 45.45% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 with a 36.92% better score (388092 vs 283444).

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