Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Complete review with benchmarks
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In today’s article, I am going to review Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. I’m going to review its AnTuTu 9, CPU, Graphics, Memory, Multimedia, Connectivity, and gaming experience.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 712:
Over the last few years, Qualcomm Snapdragon is leading in the mobile chip market, but in 2022 the company has gone so far with the record-breaking new chipsets. We’ve seen some amazing chipsets like Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that made into top 5 the antutu 9 benchmarks, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 that was launched in Xiaomi 11 ultra, and many more smartphones. Now we have the full specs and full complete details of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, let’s start off with the benchmarks.
AnTuTu 9:
CPU | 77213 |
GPU | 77540 |
Memory | 47132 |
UX | 78650 |
Total score | 279829 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 shows the best Antutu 9 scores. We can see the big jump in the GPU performance. The total performance of the GPU is 77540), which is a bit faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. The CPU also shows one of the best scores. It is (77213) which is a bit faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. The memory scores also show a significant boost. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 memory is faster than Snapdragon 680, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 675. The Ux is also showing one of the best performances. It is (78650), which is faster than Snapdragon 680, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 675. Total scores are above 279829. It will depend on which smartphone manufacturers using this chipset with which type of ram. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is considerably gaining a performance boost and beating every processor in the flagship category. This processor can be seen in a lot of devices. In the midrange segment, it’s the best processor for gaming, camera, battery, display, and for everything.
Geekbench 5:
Single-Core Score | 400 |
Multi-Core Score | 1498 |
The single-core scores show the best performance in this smartphone mid-range category lineup. The single-core scores are 400. And the multi-core scores are 1498 which is also good at this point.
CPU:
Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) 6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
Cores | 8 |
Frequency | 2300 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8-A |
L3 cache | 1 MB |
Process | 10 nanometers |
Transistor count | 3 billion |
TDP | 5 W |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 launched with the two big cores of Cortex-A75 which are ultra-high performance cores that are clocked on 2.3 GHz. The other 6 cores are based on Cortex-A55 which is a power efficiency core. The Cortex-A75 also has the best speeds and good set instruction architecture. There are a total of 8 cores with a boost clock of 2.3 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has the latest set instruction architecture. It is considerably fast and strong enough to beat some of the latest and most powerful Chipsets. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is fabricated on 8Nm. This means Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 will be power efficient and will consume less battery and will produce less heat. It is fast with the big two A75 cores. It is also L3 cache is also 1MB which is a lot better than other processors in this midrange segment. The TDP is 5Watts which means the processor will be best with the battery management.
Graphics:
GPU name | Adreno 616 |
Architecture | Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 550 MHz |
Execution units | 2 |
Shading units | 128 |
FLOPS | 310 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.0 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has a new architecture-based GPU. Adreno 600 is the new architecture that they are using in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. The GPU is also manufactured using the 8Nm technology. Which means it will also be power efficient. The name of the GPU is Adreno 616. This is the fastest GPU in this lineup. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is fast enough to handle games like FREE FIRE, and PUBG MOBILE. The GPU score is faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 which means there will be a smooth gaming experience on this chipset. The GPU is clocked on 550MHz. The shading units are also 128 which will help in rendering the graphics in gaming. There is also DirectX support of 12 which means this processor will support the latest games without any bugs and delays.
Memory:
Memory type | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz |
Bus | 2x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s |
Max size | 8 GB |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 uses the new LPDDR4x ram with the memory frequency of 1866MHz and uses the bus of 2×16. The ram may be changed according to the smartphones. The memory frequency is also going to be changed according to smartphones. The max memory bandwidth is 13.91Gbit/s which is faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 which was used in Realme 5i.
Support:
Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 685 DSP |
Storage type | UFS 2.1 |
Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP |
Video capture | 4K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 60FPS |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 uses the hexagon 685 DSP which is fast with the AI calculations. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 uses the UFS 2.1 which is fast. This gives you fast read and writing speeds.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has the maximum display support of QuadHD+ and can support the 90Hz refresh rate with the super Amoled. Snapdragon 712 is going to be very aggressive when it comes to camera support. It supports cameras up to 192MP. The video capture is kept on 4k at 60FPS and the video playback is also 4k at 60FPS. There is no 8k support on this Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. It is a bit of a shame to see there is no 8k support on a 2021 Midrange processor.
Connectivity:
Modem | X15 |
5G support | No |
Wi-Fi | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.0 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has no 5G support. The Snapdragon 712 also comes with the wi-fi 6 and the Bluetooth version of 5.1. This will give you better signals and better speeds. Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 uses the Snapdragon X15 modem. It is not fast as the X65 but it gives you good speeds.
Phones with Snapdragon 712 | AnTuTu v9 |
1. Vivo Z1x | 288532 |
2. Vivo V19 | 284853 |
3. Oppo Realme 5 Pro | 277204 |
4. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE | 263857 |
5. Oppo Realme XT | 261352 |
6. Oppo Realme Q | 249936 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is launched in these 6 smartphones. As you can see these 6 smartphone scores are different. Vivo Z1x is at the top. Which is a considerably great phone with this chipset.
Gaming Experience:
PUBG Mobile | 52 FPS [Medium] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Medium] |
Fortnite | 29 FPS [Medium] |
Shadowgun Legends | 47 FPS [Low] |
World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
Gaming experience on this chipset is going to be a little faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710. This chipset is combined with the 2 Big Cortex A75 cores and which boosts the performance. With 2 Big Cortex A75, there are also going to be a few issues with heating. The frequency of this chipset is 2.3GHz, which is good for long-term gaming. This chipset also supports the LPDDR4x ram. This means there will be no issues with using this chipset in a long-term gaming session. This chipset also supports a 90Hz refresh rate. This will help in smooth performance with low latency. This chipset is can support PUBG MOBILE at 50FPS, this is because of the scores of the GPU.
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