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Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G88

Snapdragon 680
VS
Helio G88
Snapdragon 680
Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (6)

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 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 424K vs 365K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 680
vs
Helio G88

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 680 +16%
424216
Helio G88
365001
CPU 185604 144055
GPU 26544 28590
Memory 114814 86093
UX 97254 106263
Total score 424216 365001
Samples [82 tests] [32 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 680 +3%
1423
Helio G88
1375
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 680
348
Helio G88 +232%
1154
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 168 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 20 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 181
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 680
7450
Helio G88 +15%
8575
Web score 7531 10167
Video editing score 4072 6126
Data manipulation score 6097 5214
Photo editing score 14785 18013
Writing score 8535 7926
Phones tested 16 models 11 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“˜ 2026-09-26 (Croze)AnTuTu 12490622
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Arsts)AnTuTu 12516449
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Raick)AnTuTu 12486423
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MediaTek Helio G88
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (R12 User)AnTuTu 12445418
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu 11365753
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu)AnTuTu 11378680
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G88

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 MediaTek APU

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 64MP, 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 June 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225 MT6769H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site

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EnderMahan November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Snapdragon is a good CPU
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Phenom July 8, 2023 at 06:03 AM
This review cracks me up, it's clear the snapdragon 680 is better but it's labeled as a "low-end chip" but the worse g88 is "mid-range" πŸ˜‚
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Kano May 16, 2023 at 08:16 AM
The biggest upside to the SD680 is the phenomenal battery life.
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RKDreal March 9, 2023 at 05:51 PM
SMD 680 is great for multitasking and other tasks, but it's unplayable when gaming. It only gives 2 to 10 FPS on a 6GB RAM Redmi 10 (in Free Fire training grounds). I have a Lava phone with Unisoc 9863A and 2GB RAM, but it gives 31 FPS (in Free Fire training grounds). While 680 has good performance, it can't be used for gaming. At first, it may seem smooth, but after 2 minutes it starts to drop FPS. I wouldn't recommend buying an SMD 680 phone if you want to game.
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Phenom March 17, 2023 at 08:00 AM
That's not true, I play Apex legends Mobile at 40 fps, smooth and normal graphics with no frame drops, what the heck do you mean by 2 - 10 fps in freefire?!?. I used to play 60 fps and ultra graphics in freefire.
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Meiu May 9, 2026 at 03:37 AM
Check out your graphics setting
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