Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G36

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G36 (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 680
  • Performs 6.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 424K vs 193K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~64%)
  • Supports 22% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.9 GB/s)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
424216
193858
CPU 185604 94323
GPU 26544 12097
Memory 114814 48922
UX 97254 38516
Total score 424216 193858
Samples [82 tests] [9 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
412
189
Multi-Core Score
1423
781
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 54.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 26 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 33.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 9.8 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 26.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 0.79 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 5.74 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 1.57 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
348
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 0.25 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 0.17 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 0.25 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 29.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 20 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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
7450
4695
Web score 7531 4927
Video editing score 4072 3191
Data manipulation score 6097 3419
Photo editing score 14785 8642
Writing score 8535 4947
Phones tested 16 models 3 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“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Raick)AnTuTu 12486423
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Simran)AnTuTu 12478141
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu 11521704
MediaTek Helio G36
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (MalbearLover452)AnTuTu 11195282
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (MalbearLover452)AnTuTu 11195282
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Lutfi)AnTuTu 11182792
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Mattia)AnTuTu 11193858
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 -> NggakIngatAnTuTu 11195541

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G36

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 2.2 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 8
Total shaders 128 32
FLOPS 285.2 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 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 13.9 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2400 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 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 X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced October 2021 February 2023
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225 MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G36 official site

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