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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
21.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
21.3Inno Score
22.2CPU23.1
20.8GPU20
20Efficiencyspec-based20
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G scores 21.2 against 21.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G

  • 317% higher Max download: 2.5 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
  • 107% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 294 vs 142
  • 27% lower process: 8 nm vs 11 nm
  • 15% higher Max bandwidth: 17.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20212020
Process8 nm+27%11 nm
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2 GHz2.2 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUQualcomm Adreno 619Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s+15%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemSnapdragon X51 5GQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps+317%0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Geekbench 6 (single)684Bottom 23%716+5%Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,787+9%Bottom 23%1,640Bottom 21%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme294+107%Bottom 21%142Bottom 11%

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