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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
25.8CPU24.3
21.1GPU—
34.9Benchmarks36
76.2Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 21 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 scores 34.9 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

  • 97% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 924 vs 470
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,051 vs 1,500
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 27% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20232023
Process4 nm+33%6 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.2 GHz2.8 GHz+27%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X11 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared452,000471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)924+97%Bottom 42%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,051+37%Bottom 36%1,500Bottom 17%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme340Bottom 2%—

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