Helio P35 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio P35 (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 P35
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
  • Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 75%) AnTuTu 11 score – 348K vs 199K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
  • 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
199111
Helio G85 +75%
348562
CPU 98565 134798
GPU 12261 28350
Memory 48524 87667
UX 39761 97747
Total score 199111 348562
Samples [11 tests] [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio P35 +14%
476
419
Multi-Core Score
828
Helio G85 +76%
1461
Asset compression 62.7 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 28.4 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 33.2 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 10.6 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 29.9 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 0.88 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 5.59 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.76 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 5 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
330
Helio G85 +220%
1056
Background blur 0.22 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.14 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.25 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.3 FPS 100.4 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 2 tests 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
4824
Helio G85 +77%
8539
Web score 4493 8358
Video editing score 3869 6167
Data manipulation score 4019 5552
Photo editing score 7357 16644
Writing score 5560 9124
Phones tested 4 models 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 P35
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 -> a05stechAnTuTu 12261637
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (uday)AnTuTu 11200285
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Fintex)AnTuTu 11193141
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Muhanmmad Iskandar Sahar)AnTuTu 11216878
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 -> USAball386AnTuTu 11191161
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio P35 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 2.2 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 680 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 8 24
Total shaders 32 48
FLOPS 43.5 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 1.2 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 14.4 Gb/s
Max size 6 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 25MP, 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 December 2018 April 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number MT6765 MT6769Z
Official page MediaTek Helio P35 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - MediaTek Helio G35 - MediaTek Helio G88

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Mitch October 12, 2025 at 05:55 PM
P35 is very weak chipset especially in 2025.
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Kiby March 29, 2026 at 09:02 AM
well ofc it's been 7/8 years after P35 released
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