Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G100 (Mali-G57 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 680
  • Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G100
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 575K vs 424K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G100 +36%
575630
CPU 185604 199433
GPU 26544 44194
Memory 114814 155279
UX 97254 176724
Total score 424216 575630
Samples [82 tests] [133 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G100 +76%
727
Multi-Core Score
Helio G100 +42%
2014
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 99.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 50.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 61.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 17.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.88 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G100 +322%
1467
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 2.2 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.08 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 4.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 251.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 20 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 146
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G100 +43%
10665
Web score 7531 10489
Video editing score 4072 6308
Data manipulation score 6097 7401
Photo editing score 14785 24558
Writing score 8535 12509
Phones tested 16 models 14 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]
-
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]
-
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
-
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 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu521704
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (That one guy)AnTuTu441460
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (A05stech)AnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)GeekBench GPU348
MediaTek Helio G100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Keoboris ezz)AnTuTu613830
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (SuperEliseoXD)AnTuTu537575
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Nulode)AnTuTu601111
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 -> cott122AnTuTu588540
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Daniil)AnTuTu570123

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G100

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2021 August 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 MT6789H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G100 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G200

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