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
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 680
- Performs 4.3x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.6x) AnTuTu 9 score – 268K vs 101K
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- 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 benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 80369 | 30491 |
| GPU | 49250 | 16926 |
| Memory | 63380 | 25517 |
| UX | 76547 | 29281 |
| Total score | 268896 | 101683 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Score | 441 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Low] |
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| Fortnite | 23 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 65 FPS [Low] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 62 FPS [Medium] |
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| Genshin Impact | 26 FPS [Low] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G36CPU
| 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 | - | 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 | 56 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 13.9 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | No |
| 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 2022 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SM6225 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site | MediaTek Helio G36 official site |
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