Overview - Snapdragon 690 Vs Snapdragon 778G Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 690 vs Snapdragon 778G Plus 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 690 18
Snapdragon 778G Plus 27
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 690 12
Snapdragon 778G Plus 21
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 690 71
Snapdragon 778G Plus 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 690 34
Snapdragon 778G Plus 42
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 690 Snapdragon 778G Plus
CPU 110385 166382
GPU 76645 177972
Memory 63724 106394
UX 94636 130486
Total score 345390 581234
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

  • Snapdragon 690 has 72.73% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 778G Plus (950 vs 550 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus

  • Snapdragon 778G Plus has 25% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 690 (2500 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 778G Plus has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 690 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 778G Plus has 25% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 690 (6 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 778G Plus has 68.28% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 690 (581 K vs 345 K ).
  • Snapdragon 778G Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 690.
  • Snapdragon 778G Plus Support 71.81% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 690 (25.6 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 607
Snapdragon 778G Plus 816

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 1852
Snapdragon 778G Plus 2971

Image compression

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Snapdragon 690 111.3
Snapdragon 778G Plus

Face detection

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Snapdragon 690 16.9
Snapdragon 778G Plus

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 690 28.8
Snapdragon 778G Plus

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 690 26.7
Snapdragon 778G Plus

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 690 15.9
Snapdragon 778G Plus

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 690 2.25
Snapdragon 778G Plus

SQLite

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Snapdragon 690 579.5
Snapdragon 778G Plus

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 4 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test 16 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

62%
Turbo Clock Speed

2500 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
    3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 2 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 8 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619L Adreno 642L
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 550 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 128 384
  • FLOPS - 845 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 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 692 Hexagon 770
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X51 X53
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 3700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 900 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

CPU
18%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus

CPU
27%
GPU
21%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 778G Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 778G Plus with a 25.00% higher clock speed (2500 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 778G Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 690 with a 72.73% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 550 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 778G Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 778G Plus with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 778G Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 778G Plus with a 25% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 778G Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 778G Plus with a 68.28% better score (581234 vs 345390).