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Snapdragon 660 vs Helio G85

Snapdragon 660
VS
Helio G85
Snapdragon 660
Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (with Adreno 512 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (1)

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
  • Performs 73% better in floating-point computations
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 660
vs
Helio G85

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 660
347995
Helio G85
348562
CPU 154446 134798
GPU 25654 28350
Memory 73588 87667
UX 94307 97747
Total score 347995 348562
Samples [3 tests] [65 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 660
360
Helio G85 +16%
419
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 660
1115
Helio G85 +31%
1461
Asset compression 76.5 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.7 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 49.7 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 10.5 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 40 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.67 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 8.15 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.84 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 5 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 660
281
Helio G85 +276%
1056
Background blur 0.55 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.43 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.57 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 35.8 FPS 100.4 FPS
API Vulkan 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
Snapdragon 660
6296
Helio G85 +36%
8539
Web score 5521 8358
Video editing score 5256 6167
Data manipulation score 5354 5552
Photo editing score 10096 16644
Writing score 6394 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Mihnea)Geekbench 6 CPU359 / 1318
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-26 (4x4)AnTuTu 11341240
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Seeker)AnTuTu 11347995
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 (udachnik)CPU Throttle87%
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔƒn CΓ΄ng)Geekbench 6 CPU357 / 1312
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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
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 660 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.84 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)		 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 14 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 512 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 500 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 647 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 48
FLOPS 165.6 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 11 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 680 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 13.9 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3		 - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 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, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2017 April 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SDM660 MT6769Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - MediaTek Helio G88

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Zylex March 28, 2025 at 04:51 AM
Both of them actully rival each others though In CPU task: Snapdragon 660 better in Graphics task: Helio G85 better The reason Snapdragon 660 got better cpu is because is architecture and design The snapdragon 660 have 4x Cortex A73 2.20 GHz 4x Cortex A53 1.80 GHz Which even make it almost powerful as the Snapdragon 680 which use 4x Cortex A73 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex A53 1.80 GHz The Helio G85 however have better architecture, but it got less overall clock speed compare to the snapdragon 660 it got: 2x Cortex A75 2.00 GHz 6x Cortex A55 1.80 GHz So in CPU the snapdragon 660 beat the Helio G85 but in GPU is a different story The Helio G85 use the Mali-G52 MP2 while the Snapdragon 660 use the old Adreno 512, The Mali-G52 MP2 got more modern nanometer technology, It got higher clock speed than the Adreno 512. The Helio G85 also have a lower semiconductor size allow better performance per watt, The Helio G85 is also show to have massively better heat control compare to the snapdragon 660. But even if that the snapdragon 660 is actully came out more powerful in real world compare. Most of mobile game these days still rely on CPU. The snapdragon 660 have a very powerful cpu that if in full potential can actully rival even the snapdragon 680 So Yeah Snapdragon 660 Is better if you ask me. mainly due to this time in 2025 march most game still rely on CPU alot. It can maybe change in the future with the more release of games that rely more on GPU
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