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
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 665
- Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 74%) AnTuTu 9 score – 197K vs 113K
- 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
- Announced 1-year and 3-months later
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 65976 | 34769 |
| GPU | 33635 | 17334 |
| Memory | 44631 | 23216 |
| UX | 53256 | 38428 |
| Total score | 197206 | 113304 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 90.4 Mpixels/s | 27.3 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 12.1 images/s | 4.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 21.5 words/s | 9.73 words/s |
| Machine learning | 16.8 images/s | 6.17 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 11.7 images/s | 2.88 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.68 Mnodes/s | 0.59 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 386.2 Krows/s | 137.2 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Score | 261 | - |
Gaming
| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 665 and Helio G35CPU
| 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 | 5 W | 2.2 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Rogue |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 243 Gigaflops | 54.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 13.9 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | No |
| 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 |
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