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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
26.2CPU24.3
—Benchmarks36
68Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 41 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 91% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 897 vs 470
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,117 vs 1,500
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 22% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20252023
Process4 nm+33%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.3 GHz2.8 GHz+22%

GPU

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

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu—471,425Bottom 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)897+91%Bottom 36%470Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117+41%Bottom 36%1,500Bottom 16%

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