Helio P22 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio P22 (with PowerVR GE8320 graphics) and Helio G85 (Mali-G52 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
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 348K vs 177K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~54%)
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (13.41 against 11.92 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
177554
Helio G85 +96%
348562
CPU 85812 134798
GPU 10879 28350
Memory 50196 87667
UX 30667 97747
Total score 177554 348562
Samples Less than 3 [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
233
Helio G85 +80%
419
Multi-Core Score
723
Helio G85 +102%
1461
Asset compression - 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 25.2 images/sec
HDR - 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing - 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing - 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples - 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
1056
Background blur - 1.73 images/sec
Face detection - 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 100.4 FPS
API - Vulkan
Samples - 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 80
Graphics test - 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
4883
Helio G85 +75%
8539
Web score 4945 8358
Video editing score 3896 6167
Data manipulation score 3865 5552
Photo editing score 7536 16644
Writing score 4840 9124
Phones tested Less than 3 20 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 P22
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (AhmedEmad)AnTuTu 11177554
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-21 (Shivansh)CPU Throttle86%
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio P22 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 5.5 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 650 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 8 24
Total shaders 32 48
FLOPS 41.6 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 1.2 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) CorePilot Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 11.92 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 6 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 1600 x 720 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2018 April 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number MT6762R MT6769Z
Official page MediaTek Helio P22 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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Total votes: 554

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