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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
27.7CPU24.3
21.1GPU—
—Benchmarks36
68Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 51 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 scores 34 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 28 vs 24
  • 108% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 976 vs 470
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,250 vs 1,500
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20262023
Process4 nm+33%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.4 GHz2.8 GHz+17%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUAdreno 629Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemQualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Max download2.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max displayFHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Qualcomm 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)976+108%Bottom 44%470Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,250+50%Bottom 38%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme332Bottom 3%—

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