Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G85 (Mali-G52 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 3x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 22%) AnTuTu 11 score – 424K vs 348K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
424216
348562
CPU 185604 134798
GPU 26544 28350
Memory 114814 87667
UX 97254 97747
Total score 424216 348562
Samples [82 tests] [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G85 +3%
1461
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G85 +203%
1056
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 100.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 20 tests 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 80
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 187
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G85 +15%
8539
Web score 7531 8358
Video editing score 4072 6167
Data manipulation score 6097 5552
Photo editing score 14785 16644
Writing score 8535 9124
Phones tested 16 models 20 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]
45 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]
40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]
21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]
49 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]
51 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1080 x 2340
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 G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (VΓ΅ HαΊ‘o NhiΓͺn)AnTuTu306191

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G85

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 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 48
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
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 April 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225 MT6769Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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Comments

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Anonymous March 23, 2026 at 03:09 PM
Got Vivo Y21t with Snapdragon 680, Satisfying + already UFS 2.1, Crazy tho.
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Anonymous August 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When it comes to raw graphic performance helio g85 cooks.. But if doing what a normal person likes doing like browsing multitasking and so on..snapdragon is better cos it has a better CPU.. I've used both but helio is better for gaming and snapdragon is better for all rounded performance..
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A7med June 25, 2025 at 02:42 PM
Snapdragon 680 Much better in games and speed unlike Helio g85
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akp831 June 26, 2025 at 05:52 AM
680 is using Cortex-A53 From 2012, Cortex-A73 From 2016 G85 is using Cortex-A55 from 2017, Cortex-A75 From 2017 Notice that the clock speeds are higher in 680 yet it can barely match the G85 in CPU benchmarks, this means that The CPU cores on 680 has a lower IPC. Android games can be heavally reliant in CPU performance, and the Lower IPC in the 680's CPU clusters is'nt going to cut it.
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Ceno0 April 18, 2025 at 02:52 PM
Even Snapdragon is better, im taking Helio G85 because it looks very nice to me
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Tausif February 2, 2025 at 03:55 PM
Here the comparison seems a bit off but snapdragon is a lot, I mean a lot faster than the helio one. The CPU clocks of the snapdragon gives the phone enough juice to open apps a lot quicker and feel snappier. Also the 6nm chip is very power efficient of snapdragon.
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Alphanox87 August 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's not a lot, bro... πŸ˜‚ I've used both chips. I have a Redmi Note 11 and a Samsung Galaxy A06. A06 seems smoother; it's just that the Redmi has 90Hz and the Galaxy doesn't. Bear in mind that the Snapdragon is basically built from an older CPU architecture from 2012. MediaTek went all the way to 2017...
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Marusa September 4, 2026 at 03:05 PM
Snapdragon has older but more cores at higher clock speeds, Helio has fewer cores but they are newer at lower clock speeds.
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Sickle cell anemia January 2, 2025 at 05:38 AM
I had both tested and compared. Surprisingly, much as that can be seen yet not seen in the above comparison, the SD680 is good for bulk gaming (explored with realistic gaming such as tnt testing in MC or general bulk Roblox to War robots) but for more pronounced quality over performance, the g85 struggles unlike SD680 in rendering without any additional pressures, yet in contrast the g85 will not succeed just maybe 30-10% in performance where lag spikes and large computations in loads matter most. Overall you definitely want SD680, but there is no reason not to also consider g85, it's like a weird performance over quality matchup.
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Idk August 28, 2024 at 02:23 PM
Snapdragon is better i have helio g85 and sucks in game
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Arpit kshirsagar August 9, 2024 at 02:45 PM
Media Tek Helio G85 is good but Snapdragon is more better
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Arpit kshirsagar August 9, 2024 at 02:45 PM
Media Tek Helio G85 is good but Snapdragon is more better
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