Snapdragon 685 vs Dimensity 6080

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6080 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • Performs 31% better in floating-point computations
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 6080
  • Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 10 score – 429K vs 346K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
429595
CPU 110886 134029
GPU 43151 69774
Memory 105909 102996
UX 86434 122826
Total score 346380 429595

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 100 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 39.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 59.8 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 17 images/sec -
HDR 52 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 3.44 images/sec -
Photo processing 11 images/sec -
Ray tracing 2.76 Mpixels/sec -
Compute Score (GPU)
Promotion

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 7 FPS
Score 641 1330

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 6080

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shading units 128 64
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 June 2023
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6833, MT6833GP
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6080 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Dimensity 6080 and Snapdragon 685, or ask any questions
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Su Su May 3, 2024 at 11:14 AM
I really dislike Snapdragon; I absolutely love Dimensity from the bottom of my heart.
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