Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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: 3800 MHz (2400 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (October 2021 vs November 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6225
Model Name
SM8845
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
3 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 610
GPU name
Adreno 840
1110 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
0.284 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
512
1
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.4
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
12.1
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 390 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
No
5G support
Yes
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
4800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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 4.0, UFS 4.1
1K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon 686
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 680
414
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +577%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 680
1447
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +595%