Snapdragon 675 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 (with Adreno 612 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

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 675
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 11 score – 480K vs 348K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.41 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • 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
480034
348562
CPU 183457 134798
GPU 27226 28350
Memory 98657 87667
UX 170694 97747
Total score 480034 348562
Samples [4 tests] [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
671
419
Multi-Core Score
1695
1461
Asset compression 86.2 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 44.6 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 57.2 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 53.9 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.26 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 18.4 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.51 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 398 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G85 +97%
1056
Background blur 1.05 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.52 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.4 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 79.7 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
Helio G85 +10%
8539
Web score 6699 8358
Video editing score 5705 6167
Data manipulation score 6224 5552
Photo editing score 15653 16644
Writing score 7844 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 675
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 (Not An Axolotl)AnTuTu462082
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Beo)AnTuTu480034
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-05 (h)AnTuTu447317
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (VΓ΅ HαΊ‘o NhiΓͺn)AnTuTu306191

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 675 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
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 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 845 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 48
FLOPS 216.3 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 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 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 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
- 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 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2018 April 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SDM675 MT6769Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - MediaTek Helio G88

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