Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G91

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G91 (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)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 424K vs 354K
  • 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
354158
CPU 185604 134211
GPU 26544 27757
Memory 114814 94362
UX 97254 97828
Total score 424216 354158
Samples [82 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
1423
1407
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 75 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 41.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 49.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 45.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 3.78 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 13.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G91 +210%
1078
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1.08 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 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 99.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 20 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 81
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 172 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G91 +22%
9091
Web score 7531 9262
Video editing score 4072 6509
Data manipulation score 6097 6389
Photo editing score 14785 18206
Writing score 8535 8164
Phones tested 16 models 3 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
MediaTek Helio G91
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (cyxapuku)AnTuTu 11300156
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 -> ZayAnTuTu 11335174
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 -> ZayAnTuTu 11345877
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (RidssShetiawan)AnTuTu 11385590
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Aidan)AnTuTu 11361872

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G91

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 14.4 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 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
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 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2021 June 2024
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225 MT6769G
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G91 official site

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rRR July 27, 2025 at 05:24 PM
Why the hell phone makers are not using SD680 in place of G80/G81/G85/G88/G91?
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Unknown August 31, 2024 at 09:45 PM
Snapdragon 680 has all the capabilities to surpass g91 in gaming experience, but the lazy optimization doesn't let that happen...
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