Snapdragon 732G vs Snapdragon 678

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G (with Adreno 618 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 732G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 11 nm)
  • Performs 30% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 17%) AnTuTu 10 score – 395K vs 339K
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
395728
CPU 132015 133583
GPU 78512 44727
Memory 79589 68075
UX 105612 92745
Total score 395728 339130

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 94.4 MB/sec 81.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 47.2 pages/sec 41.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 66.4 Mpixels/sec 54.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 36.4 images/sec 31.5 images/sec
HDR 58.3 Mpixels/sec 47.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.64 images/sec 4.56 images/sec
Photo processing 18.8 images/sec 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.74 Mpixels/sec 2.12 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% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 2 FPS
Score 1116 481

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 46 FPS
[Ultra]
41 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 36 FPS
[Ultra]
40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 38 FPS
[Low]
24 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 63 FPS
[Low]
54 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 61 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
14 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
48 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1080 x 2400
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 732G and Snapdragon 678

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 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 ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache - 16 KB
L2 cache - 256 KB
Process 8 nanometers 11 nanometers
TDP 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 612
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 825 MHz 845 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 128 96
Total shaders 256 192
FLOPS 422.4 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 688 Hexagon 685
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV 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 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced August 2020 December 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AC SM6150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site

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