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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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21.3Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
23.1CPU20.8
20GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6781 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 scores 21.3 against 22.6 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • 111% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 716 vs 340
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,640 vs 880
  • 21% lower process: 11 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 101% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20202016
Process11 nm+21%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.2 GHz+2%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUQualcomm Adreno 612Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s29.9 GB/s+101%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTESnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download0.6 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)716+111%Bottom 26%340Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,640+86%Bottom 20%880Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme142Bottom 6%—

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