Overview - Snapdragon 680 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 680 vs Snapdragon 7s 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 680 13
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 680 8
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 680 79
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 680 33
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 680 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 81097 149371
GPU 38425 232144
Memory 68438 105312
UX 63600 114446
Total score 251560 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

  • Snapdragon 680 has 18.51% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1114 vs 940 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 680 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 680 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 139.02% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 680 (601 K vs 252 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 680.
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 50.59% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 680 (25.6 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 680 368
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 680 1496
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 90 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 610 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1114 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 96 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X11 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 390 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

CPU
13%
GPU
8%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 680 with a 18.51% higher GPU clock speed (1114 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 680 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 139.02% better score (601273 vs 251560).