Snapdragon 480 vs Helio G85
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and MediaTek 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
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
- Performs 7.9x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 9 score – 330K vs 239K
- Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.41 GB/s)
- Announced 8-months later
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
- Higher GPU frequency (~21%)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 96825 | 65225 |
| GPU | 87610 | 56625 |
| Memory | 63810 | 39033 |
| UX | 80768 | 77494 |
| Total score | 330141 | 239783 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 106.3 Mpixels/s | 81.2 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 11.8 images/s | 11.9 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 29.8 words/s | 24.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 27.7 images/s | 18.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 16 images/s | 9.26 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.71 Mnodes/s | 1.55 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 551.1 Krows/s | 413.5 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 981 | 743 |
Gaming
| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 480 and Helio G85CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver |
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 | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 3 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 619 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 825 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 468 Gigaflops | 59 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Neural Engine |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X51 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 210 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | January 2021 | April 2020 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SM4350 | MT6769Z |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site | MediaTek Helio G85 official site |
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