Helio G85 vs Dimensity 6300

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G85 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 6300 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 52%) AnTuTu 11 score – 528K vs 348K
  • Performs 43% better in floating-point computations
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
348562
528398
CPU 134798 224355
GPU 28350 45549
Memory 87667 104424
UX 97747 154070
Total score 348562 528398
Samples [65 tests] [46 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
419
771
Multi-Core Score
1461
1980
Asset compression 75.4 MB/sec 100.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 38.9 pages/sec 48.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 51.3 Mpixels/sec 70.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 25.2 images/sec 38.3 images/sec
HDR 45.3 Mpixels/sec 62.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.04 images/sec 5.73 images/sec
Photo processing 14.2 images/sec 19.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.99 Mpixels/sec 2.92 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 23 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1056
1414
Background blur 1.73 images/sec 2.03 images/sec
Face detection 1.09 images/sec 0.96 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec 4.05 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 100.4 FPS 243.8 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 17 tests 18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 80 151
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 187 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8539
10205
Web score 8358 11337
Video editing score 6167 5070
Data manipulation score 5552 7132
Photo editing score 16644 25038
Writing score 9124 11440
Phones tested 20 models 12 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 45 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
-
Fortnite 21 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 46 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1080 x 2340
-
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Jaigv)AnTuTu 12401990
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Jaigv)Geekbench 7 CPU380 / 1441
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (Wayne)AnTuTu 12670013
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11579852
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (shanmuffin28)AnTuTu 12626664
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (Minh)AnTuTu 12630023
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 -> BDBD_45AnTuTu 12657010

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G85 and Dimensity 6300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1072 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 48 64
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 137.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.4 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 -
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 3300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2020 April 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MT6769Z MT6835, MT6835T, MT6835V/TZB
Official page MediaTek Helio G85 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6300 official site
Successor - MediaTek Helio G88 - MediaTek Dimensity 6400

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