Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (6 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (2400 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2021 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6225
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
3 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 610
GPU name
Adreno 840
1110 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
0.284 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
512
1
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.1
Vulkan version
-
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 390 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
No
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.1
Bluetooth
6.0
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 4.1
1K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon 686
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 680
414
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757 +807%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 680
1447
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644 +774%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 680
290
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612 +1146%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 680
316260
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240 +934%