Helio G85 vs Dimensity 700

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G85 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 700 (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 Helio G85
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 700
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 48%) AnTuTu 11 score – 515K vs 348K
  • Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
348562
515647
CPU 134798 185796
GPU 28350 44366
Memory 87667 120419
UX 97747 165066
Total score 348562 515647
Samples [65 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
419
690
Multi-Core Score
1461
1736
Asset compression 75.4 MB/sec 87.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 38.9 pages/sec 46 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 51.3 Mpixels/sec 60.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 25.2 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
HDR 45.3 Mpixels/sec 54.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.04 images/sec 4.33 images/sec
Photo processing 14.2 images/sec 17 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.99 Mpixels/sec 2.5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1056
1241
Background blur 1.73 images/sec 1.89 images/sec
Face detection 1.09 images/sec 1 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 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec 3.56 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 100.4 FPS 205 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 17 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
133
Score 80 133
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
187
321
Score 187 321
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G85 +11%
8539
Web score 8358 5809
Video editing score 6167 4676
Data manipulation score 5552 6639
Photo editing score 16644 16616
Writing score 9124 8819
Phones tested 20 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 45 FPS
[High]
51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
37 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 21 FPS
[Low]
25 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Low]
59 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Medium]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 34 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 46 FPS
[Ultra]
56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1080 x 2400
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“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (VΓ΅ HαΊ‘o NhiΓͺn)AnTuTu306191
MediaTek Dimensity 700
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (HeartBun)AnTuTu505793
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)GeekBench CPU713 / 1916
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)GeekBench GPU1491
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)GeekBench CPU683 / 1924

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G85 and Dimensity 700

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 48 64
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 121.6 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 13.41 Gb/s 17.07 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 64MP, 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 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2020 November 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MT6769Z MT6833V/ZA
Official page MediaTek Helio G85 official site MediaTek Dimensity 700 official site
Successor - MediaTek Helio G88 - MediaTek Dimensity 720

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