Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
The 4G workhorse of the budget aisle: four Cortex-A73 cores pushed to 2.8 GHz on 6nm, powering the Redmi Note 12 4G and Note 13 4G. Fine for everyday apps, but the aging Adreno 610 and LTE-only modem show exactly where the money went.
Pros
- 6nm efficiency keeps budget phones cool
- 2.8 GHz peak clock is high for the class
- Proven in huge-selling Redmi Note phones
Cons
- 4G only - no 5G modem
- Adreno 610 is a 2019-class GPU
- Cortex-A73 cores predate Armv9 by years
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 6 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 5 W
- Architecture
- Armv8
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
- Max clock
- 2.8 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 610
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 686
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 17.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X11 LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 90Hz
- Video capture
- 1080p@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 471,425Top 63%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 470Top 82%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,500Top 83%
- AnTuTu 10 (CPU)
- 185,372Top 100%
- AnTuTu 10 (GPU)
- 29,548Top 100%
- AnTuTu 10 (Memory)
- 128,755Top 98%
- AnTuTu 10 (UX)
- 127,750Top 100%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 earns an Inno Score of 34.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 4G workhorse of the budget aisle: four Cortex-A73 cores pushed to 2.8 GHz on 6nm, powering the Redmi Note 12 4G and Note 13 4G. Fine for everyday apps, but the aging Adreno 610 and LTE-only modem show exactly where the money went.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 scores 471,425 points in AnTuTu 10 (CPU 185,372, GPU 29,548, Memory 128,755, UX 127,750). That puts it in the top 63% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 470 single-core and 1,500 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685?
Cores: 8 · Process: 6 nm · AnTuTu 10: 471,425 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 610
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 7050, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, Huawei Kirin 9000S — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
