Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G50
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G50 (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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Performs 6.6x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 424K vs 184K
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~64%)
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 12.8 GB/s)
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185604 | 78565 |
| GPU | 26544 | 15874 |
| Memory | 114814 | 43978 |
| UX | 97254 | 45911 |
| Total score | 424216 | 184328 |
| Samples | [82 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 85.7 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.2 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 59.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 15.7 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 49.8 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 2.98 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 11.3 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 2.59 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 35 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.32 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 0.16 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 1.48 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 26.6 FPS | - |
| API | OpenCL | - |
| Samples | 20 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 172 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | - |
| Video editing score | 4072 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 6097 | - |
| Photo editing score | 14785 | - |
| Writing score | 8535 | - |
| Phones tested | 16 models | - |
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.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VN | AnTuTu 12 | 501899 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Croze) | AnTuTu 12 | 490622 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Arsts) | AnTuTu 12 | 516449 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 426265 |
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 514393 |
MediaTek Helio G50
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G50CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A53 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| 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 | 12.8 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 2025 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SM6225 | MT6765V |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site | MediaTek Helio G50 official site |
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