AMD Athlon 300U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Athlon 300U Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD Athlon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  6 7
• CPU group
  AMD Athlon 300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 675/678
• Predecessor
  -- Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon 300U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.40 GHz 1.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.30 GHz 2.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Kryo 460 Gold
• B core
  -- 6x Kryp 460 Silver

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics Qualcomm Adreno 612
• GPU frequency
  1.00 GHz 0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.85 GHz
• Execution units
  3 0
• Shader
  192 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  3 0
• Generation
  8 6
• DirectX Version
  12 12.1
• Technology
  14 nm 11 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon 300U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 678? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Kryo 460
• Technology
  12 nm 11 nm
• Socket
  FP5 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2020
• Part Number
  -- SM6150-AC

List of devices based on AMD Athlon 300U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 678.

• Used in
  Unknown Xiaomi Redmi Note 10Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021