Qualcomm QCM6490 vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

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Qualcomm QCM6490 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
Qualcomm QCM6490 AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm QCM6490 and the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm QCM6490 8 core processor released in Q4/2021 with the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Qualcomm QCM6490 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
9 Generation 5
Kryo 670 Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm QCM6490 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.71 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX clocks with 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.71 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
A-Core 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Zen 3+
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 643L GPU AMD Radeon 680M
0.81 GHz GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
0.81 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
6 nm Technology 6 nm
1 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
768 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 643L GPU AMD Radeon 680M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm QCM6490, while the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm QCM6490 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm QCM6490 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Qualcomm QCM6490 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
6 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket FP7
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2021 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm QCM6490 (52%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm QCM6490 (25%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
869 (52%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1665 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2705 (25%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
10645 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
Qualcomm Adreno 643L @ 0.81 GHz
1247 (34%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1669 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
14711 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
1097 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2745 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
649 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
5745 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
673946 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
25114 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm QCM6490 AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
Fairphone 5 Unknown

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