Snapdragon 662 vs Snapdragon 625

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and Snapdragon 625 (Adreno 506). 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 662
  • Announced 4-years later
  • Performs 95% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 86% higher memory bandwidth (13.9 against 7.46 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~46%)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 54%) AnTuTu 10 score – 240K vs 156K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 14 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
240252
CPU 88415 60796
GPU 42652 16056
Memory 60906 39758
UX 48279 39521
Total score 240252 156131

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 78 MB/sec 62.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41 pages/sec 27.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 51.3 Mpixels/sec 27.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 14.5 images/sec 9.55 images/sec
HDR 45.9 Mpixels/sec 26.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.85 images/sec 1.19 images/sec
Photo processing 10.2 images/sec 6.81 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.2 Mpixels/sec 1.67 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Score 372 159

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 28 FPS
[Low]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 30 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
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Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
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World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
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Device Xiaomi Poco M3
1080 x 2340
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 662 and Snapdragon 625

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process 11 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion 2 billion
TDP 4 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Adreno 506
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 950 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 1 1
Shading units 128 96
Total shaders 128 96
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 124.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 11

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 1x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 7.46 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 683 Hexagon 546
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 1900 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP
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
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 X9
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced January 2020 February 2016
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM615 MSM8953
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
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Total votes: 439

Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 662, or ask any questions
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jr_Arceus 04 August 2021 08:10
Except the camera poco m3 is a good phone for its cost and is held back because of miui because its a heavy skin.
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Rauf Aliyev 30 December 2021 22:41
Redmi 9T is better than your Poco M3 with almost the same price and the same chipset. Also, Redmi 9T has stereo speakers with Hi-Res Audio, NFC (region dependent), and an ultrawide angle camera.
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