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Snapdragon 835 Snapdragon 690
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (with Adreno 540 graphics) and Snapdragon 690 (Adreno 619). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
- Review
- Differences
- Benchmarks
- AnTuTu v10
- GeekBench 6
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators CPU Performance Single and multi-core processor tests Snapdragon 835
21 Snapdragon 690
26 Gaming Performance GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan Snapdragon 835
14 Snapdragon 690
10 Battery life Efficiency of battery consumption Snapdragon 835
69 Snapdragon 690
84 NanoReview Score Overall chip score Snapdragon 835
29 Snapdragon 690
32 Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
- Performs 26% better in floating-point computations
- 23% higher CPU clock speed (2450 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 10 score – 382K vs 368K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks SoC: Snapdragon 835
vs Snapdragon 690
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Snapdragon 835
368607 Snapdragon 690
+4% 382798 | CPU | 97035 | 134363 |
| GPU | 116400 | 60115 |
| Memory | 87397 | 77269 |
| UX | 67775 | 111051 |
| Total score | 368607 | 382798 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [2 tests] |
Submit your AnTuTu result GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance Single-Core Score Snapdragon 835
415 Snapdragon 690
+91% 792 Multi-Core Score Snapdragon 835
1508 Snapdragon 690
+25% 1889 | Asset compression | 89.3 MB/sec | 94.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 51.5 pages/sec | 49.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 58.8 Mpixels/sec | 64.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 14.1 images/sec | 37.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 55.2 Mpixels/sec | 58.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.83 images/sec | 5.55 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 12 images/sec | 16.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.43 Mpixels/sec | 2.62 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU) Snapdragon 835
+70% 1431 Snapdragon 690
842 3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal) 3DMark Wild Life Performance Snapdragon 835
+44% 1165 Snapdragon 690
811 | Stability | 95% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 1165 | 811 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 835 and Snapdragon 690
CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) | 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2450 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 540 | Adreno 619 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 710 MHz | 565 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 363.5 Gigaflops | 289.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 682 | Hexagon 692 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.8 Gb/s | 14.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X16 | Snapdragon X51 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 16 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 900 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2016 | June 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8998 | SM6350 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 official site |
Cast your vote
So, which SoC would you choose? Snapdragon 835
186 (51.1%) Snapdragon 690
178 (48.9%) Vote Total votes:
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