We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 [with Adreno 616 graphics] and Snapdragon 678 [Adreno 612]. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
- Performs 18% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor [10 versus 11 nm]
- 5% higher CPU clock speed [2300 vs 2200 MHz]
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
- Announced 1-year and 11-months later
- Higher GPU frequency [~13%]
- Shows better [up to 5%] AnTuTu 10 score – 336K vs 319K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 94304 131607 GPU 79466 55215 Memory 69464 63813 UX 77949 87186 Total score 319526 336169
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GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Asset compression 76.7 MB/sec 81.7 MB/sec HTML 5 Browser 45 pages/sec 41.4 pages/sec PDF Renderer 60 Mpixels/sec 54.7 Mpixels/sec Image detection 13.7 images/sec 31.5 images/sec HDR 48.1 Mpixels/sec 47.5 Mpixels/sec Background blur 4.09 images/sec 4.56 images/sec Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 11.3 images/sec Ray tracing 2.26 Mpixels/sec 2.12 Mpixels/sec
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan [Metal]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 97% 99% Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS Score 652 481
Gaming
Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 52 FPS [Medium] 41 FPS [Low] Call of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS [Medium] 40 FPS [Medium] Fortnite 29 FPS [Medium] 24 FPS [Low] Shadowgun Legends 47 FPS [Low] 54 FPS [Low] World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS [Ultra] 59 FPS [Medium] Genshin Impact - 14 FPS [Low] Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS [Ultra] 48 FPS [Ultra] Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 712 and Snapdragon 678
CPU
Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold [Cortex-A75] 6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver [Cortex-A55] 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold [Cortex-A76] 6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver [Cortex-A55] Cores 8 8 Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A L1 cache - 16 KB L2 cache 384 KB 256 KB L3 cache 1 MB - Process 10 nanometers 11 nanometers Transistor count 3 billion - TDP 5 W 6 W Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Graphics
GPU name Adreno 616 Adreno 612 Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600 GPU frequency 750 MHz 845 MHz Execution units 2 2 Shading units 128 96 Total shaders 256 192 FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 324.4 Gigaflops Vulkan version 1.1 1.1 OpenCL version 2.0 2.0 DirectX version 12.1 12.1
Memory
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s Max size 8 GB 8 GB
Multimedia [ISP]
Neural processor [NPU] Hexagon 685 DSP Hexagon 685 Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 Max display resolution 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080 Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9 Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem X15 X12 4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 12 5G support No No Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps Wi-Fi 6 5 Bluetooth 5.0 5.0 Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Cast your vote
So, which SoC would you choose?
Snapdragon 712
326 [48.3%]
Snapdragon 678
349 [51.7%]
Total votes: 675
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