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49

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 888

34

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 685
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Vs Snapdragon 685

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 685 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 888 35
Snapdragon 685 14
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 30
Snapdragon 685 9
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 82
Snapdragon 685 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 49
Snapdragon 685 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Snapdragon 685
CPU 211734 81894
GPU 306250 39122
Memory 133870 77991
UX 156641 71216
Total score 808495 270223
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 1.43% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (2840 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 199.20% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (808 K vs 270 K).
  • Snapdragon 888 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
  • Snapdragon 888 Support 541.03% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (2500 vs 390 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 1126
Snapdragon 685 377

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 3681
Snapdragon 685 1609

Image compression

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Snapdragon 888 177.1
Snapdragon 685

Face detection

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Snapdragon 888 26.5
Snapdragon 685

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 888 67.7
Snapdragon 685

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 888 59.9
Snapdragon 685

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 888 37.5
Snapdragon 685

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 888 3.96
Snapdragon 685

SQLite

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Snapdragon 888 1060
Snapdragon 685

3DMark

26%
Snapdragon 888
Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 685
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 1080 × 2520
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 610
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 840 MHz -
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 512 96
  • FLOPS 1720 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 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon 686
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X60 X11
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 13
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 390 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 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 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 1.43% higher clock speed (2840 MHz vs 2800 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 888 with a 16.67% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 with a 199.20% better score (808495 vs 270223).