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29

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678

60

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 8 Gen 2 47
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 60
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU 101216 270867
GPU 51346 567801
Memory 48181 239879
UX 82701 198202
Total score 283444 1276749
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 45.45% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (3200 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 15.98% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (980 vs 845 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 678 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 63.64% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (4 vs 11 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 350.44% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (1,277 K vs 283 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1490

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5198

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 251.3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46.2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 122.9

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 114.1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 51.7

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5.81

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1510

3DMark

2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Stability %

Graphics test 81 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10 HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 11 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Adreno 740
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 980 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 96 -
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5x
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1 x 200 MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
  • 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 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU
47%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 45.45% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 15.98% higher GPU clock speed (980 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 63.64% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 350.44% better score (1276749 vs 283444).