Snapdragon 665 vs Helio G35

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G35 (PowerVR GE8320). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
  • Performs 5.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 64%) AnTuTu 11 score – 329K vs 200K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 7% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.9 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G35
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
  • 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
329457
200794
CPU 147902 98876
GPU 24130 12351
Memory 68847 52554
UX 88578 37013
Total score 329457 200794
Samples [9 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
1128
843
Asset compression 67.9 MB/sec 60.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 40.2 pages/sec 27.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.5 Mpixels/sec 33.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 12.7 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
HDR 44.1 Mpixels/sec 29.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.82 images/sec 0.88 images/sec
Photo processing 8.45 images/sec 6 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.66 Mpixels/sec 1.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.28 images/sec -
Face detection 0.14 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.24 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 22.5 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 2 tests -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
6596
5781
Web score 6072 5814
Video editing score 5062 4869
Data manipulation score 5151 4106
Photo editing score 11822 9356
Writing score 6677 5944
Phones tested 2 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 29 FPS
[Low]
23 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 28 FPS
[Ultra]
29 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
30 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 57 FPS
[Medium]
43 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
29 FPS
[Low]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco C3
720 x 1600
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 665
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Marcel)AnTuTu 12353594
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu 11345256
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (bang)AnTuTu 11350459
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Thomas πŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu 11319538
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
MediaTek Helio G35
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 -> KILLERBOT2006CPU Throttle90%
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-20 (Meow cute)AnTuTu 11200794

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 665 and Helio G35

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 2.2 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 950 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 8
Total shaders 128 32
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 43.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 1.2
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 No

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1600 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 13.9 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2400 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 25MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 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 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced April 2019 June 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM6125 MT6765G
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 official site MediaTek Helio G35 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 -

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