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Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G70

Snapdragon 680
VS
Helio G70
Snapdragon 680
Helio G70

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G70 (Mali-G52 2EEMC2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (1)

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/Vulcan
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 5x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Announced 1-year and 10-months later
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 9 score – 269K vs 206K
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 680
vs
Helio G70

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 680 +30%
269388
Helio G70
206593
CPU 80369 71576
GPU 49250 32528
Memory 63380 47070
UX 76547 56283
Total score 269388 206593
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 680 +19%
1542
Helio G70
1300
Image compression - 80.3 Mpixels/s
Face detection - 11.4 images/s
Speech recognition - 24 words/s
Machine learning - 17.2 images/s
Camera shooting - 10.2 images/s
HTML 5 - 1.51 Mnodes/s
SQLite - 380.2 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Snapdragon 680
441
Helio G70 +63%
717
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS
Score 441 717

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]		 31 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]		 30 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]		 52 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]		 52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[High]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400		 Realme C3
720 x 1600
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 G70

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)		 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - 5.5 billion
TDP - 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G52 2EEMC2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2
GPU frequency 950 MHz 820 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 128 32
FLOPS 243 Gigaflops 49 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 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 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 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2021 January 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 MT6769V/CB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G70 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
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Total votes: 476

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Helio G70 and Snapdragon 680, or ask any questions
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guest 19 February 2022 14:05
Very good comparison. I am using INFINIX HOT 10 - Android 10 version with Helio G70 chip, 6 GB x 128 GB, Good performance. Is it advisable to replace it with Redmi Note 11 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chip?
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Sudheer Ahmad 28 June 2022 12:09
No brother. It is not that much upgraded. Better go for the snapdragon 700 series.
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Phenom 28 October 2022 08:22
Expect improved battery life, a slight performance boost, and better optimization in some games.
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