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Snapdragon 680 vs Helio G99

Snapdragon 680
VS
Helio G99
Snapdragon 680
Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 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 (35)

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 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
  • Shows better (up to 31%) AnTuTu 11 score – 554K vs 424K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 680
vs
Helio G99

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 680
424216
Helio G99 +31%
554590
CPU 185604 218545
GPU 26544 43804
Memory 114814 156545
UX 97254 135696
Total score 424216 554590
Samples [82 tests] [313 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 680
412
Helio G99 +76%
727
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 680
1423
Helio G99 +44%
2047
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 680
348
Helio G99 +305%
1410
Background blur 0.32 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 0.16 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.6 FPS 251.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 20 tests 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Snapdragon 680
172
Helio G99 +101%
346
Score 172 346
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 680
7450
Helio G99 +42%
10608
Web score 7531 9196
Video editing score 4072 6615
Data manipulation score 6097 7349
Photo editing score 14785 25535
Writing score 8535 12807
Phones tested 16 models 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[Medium]		 86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Low]		 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 23 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 65 FPS
[Low]		 91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS
[Medium]		 66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 26 FPS
[Low]		 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400		 Cubot X70
1080 x 2408
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
Add View all (100)
MediaTek Helio G99
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 -> EfkannAnTuTu579904
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Hala)AnTuTu520262
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> 1ArsAnTuTu469582
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Cmvi)AnTuTu524833
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (ctoyu7665)AnTuTu521495
Add View all (380)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio G99

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)		 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
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
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		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2021 May 2022
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 MT6789
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
    - The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.

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Comments

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Shayan August 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Helio G99 is so goated man
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Arijit November 8, 2025 at 04:38 AM
samsung m07 g99 prosser phone It's nice Very efficient I bought for Day to day Task not gameing
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Bababoi July 7, 2026 at 02:53 PM
Literally for a budget low end phone, Helio G99 performa very much decently.
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babayaga August 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
what in the 2010 cpus are this
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Bababoi May 28, 2026 at 07:03 AM
SD 680 makes Helio G99 seem flagship-level 😭
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Tony Halls June 23, 2025 at 06:27 AM
The G99 absolutely dominates the SD680 lmao
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Kirosune April 27, 2025 at 08:07 AM
MediaTek Helio G99 is limited at 55Β°C. But once the thermals are removed, I can say it performs like an unmodified 695 at Genshin Impact (30-45 fps, low to medium settings).
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Shayan August 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
how the h*ll do you remove thermals
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fzl April 16, 2025 at 05:54 AM
helio g 99 is far better than snap 8 elite..... believe me
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Sky February 28, 2026 at 05:21 PM
Nice one broπŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Soso December 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Snapdragon 680 is better than mediatek. It has more cpu hz and battery efficiency. compared to mediatek. Snapdragon 680 is legend. And in real life experience my brother had Samsung a24 and I had redmi note 11. Now his iphone is noticablyworking working lower than mine. Cause mediatek's gpu is temporary and cheap except andreno. Andreno is the most permanent and solid gpu. And in the camera quality snapdragon 680 is way to be better than every g series of mediatek. I can give any evidence u want. Writ
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Randomuser February 4, 2025 at 04:46 PM
Bro thinks snapdragon 680 and beat g99 πŸ’€
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Wrong March 30, 2025 at 01:14 PM
Just give evidence instead of yap
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Bababoi August 15, 2026 at 04:28 AM
Why the hell is he lying?
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Yell Gyi July 15, 2024 at 06:14 AM
Is realme 10 4g phone better than Oppo a78 4g phone?
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Elyr June 27, 2024 at 02:44 AM
Using Huawei Nova 11i which uses the snapdragon 680, well its good for everyday use but i did find its not really good at heavy games like GS Impact or Arena Breakout, I find that its laggy at Impact and at arena breakout it can handle at low settings but the way it give the resolution is very disappointing as its very blurry which i did find the difference with my other phone (Vivo Y76 5g). and it cant handle a group fight at AB as the fps will drop very quickly. But in other game then its good, its not bad just dont expect high graphics or high fps settings as it can't support.
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Suvar February 23, 2024 at 05:15 PM
It may not be exactly equal here, but I would still argue that the SD680 is the overall winner in real-life use.
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UwU March 8, 2024 at 09:56 AM
I use both the Redmi 10c with a Snapdragon 680 and the Tecno Pova 4 with the Helio G99. The application launch speed on the G99 is noticeably faster. Also, the gaming performance of the G99 supports some game elements such as motion blur and bloom in animations in Mobile Legends, which the SD680 does not (given the same settings). However, when using the G99, I experience thermal problems and unstable frame rates after long periods of use. I also noticed a difference in battery efficiency. Even though the Pova 4 has a 6000 mAh battery as compared to the Redmi 10c's 5000 mAh battery, the latter seems to be more efficient. Both the Redmi 10c and Pova 4 use the same camera sensor (Isocell JN1). However, the image reproduction of the 680 is significantly better. The images produced by the Pova 4 look almost like an oil painting. I'm not sure if this is because different brands use different software.
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geh March 13, 2024 at 02:14 AM
UwU, Of course, the SD680 won't heat up since it isn't working as hard as the G99, haha!
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UwU April 29, 2024 at 01:04 AM
geh, Don't you know that a weaker processor heats up much more compared to a more powerful chip when performing the same task? There's definitely a throttling issue with G99.
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UwU's Dad July 1, 2024 at 09:11 AM
UwU, According to you 8 gen 3 and dimensity 9300 will not require cooling because they are powerful huh πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Nope August 2, 2024 at 09:15 AM
UwU, Only if its the exact same task and if the stronger processor is a more efficient one, which isnt always the case, eg 8g1 vs 865 in cpu heavy tasks. You have to check if the 680 device is doing the exact same task in the game(resolution,fps,effects) as the g99 device to check which is more efficient.
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Nope August 2, 2024 at 09:16 AM
No need for your argument. Just show evidence.
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Aether October 7, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Nope, What he meant to say is that when you performed same task on different processor (weak & powerful) obviously the weak cpu will heats up more than the Powerful cpu because the weak cpu throttles handling even light tasks And btw pova 4 and 10c is same resolution
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Nope March 30, 2025 at 01:18 PM
Aether, You don't understand. The 865 is weaker than the 8g1, but the 8g1 heats up more since it's less efficient. Doesn't matter if two phones have the same screen resolution, rendering resolution can differ in games.
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Nohi November 8, 2025 at 04:40 AM
UwU, No bro there no issues with this prosser
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lint2 November 21, 2023 at 09:37 AM
My dad has the Redmi 10C while I use the Poco M5, 680, and G99. For everyday use, the Poco M5 is markedly snappier and significantly faster in gaming. It's not even close. Unless you're using a clean, debloated, and optimized custom ROM, the G99 far outperforms the 680.
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Jeje June 8, 2024 at 05:54 PM
Wich from the processors will last longer?
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Bababoi August 15, 2026 at 04:28 AM
Jeje, Definitely G99 because it's much faster.
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Oleg October 13, 2023 at 05:46 PM
The benefit of a SD680 tablet is basically that there is a chance that the device will get a LineageOS port. Mediatek implies no LineageOS at all.
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Not October 6, 2023 at 03:08 PM
Not really equal to equal here but I would still argue that SD680 is an overall winner in real-life use.
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Potato. October 6, 2023 at 03:47 PM
No shot. The g99 is far superior due to much newer core technology. Specs seem similar on paper but in practice and with the same RAM amount, the g99 smokes the 680.
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Hocn October 6, 2023 at 05:11 PM
I mean i get what you mean but the only thing sd 680 is winning her is battery life since the g99 is made for gaming and the 680 is just for general use so you are correct but not really.
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p51 October 10, 2023 at 10:10 PM
For general use, the experience on the G99 is significantly better than on the 680. I use the SD 7 Gen 1, and it feels laggy. If I were looking for a more affordable tablet, the G99 would be my choice.
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MKPROHD February 15, 2023 at 05:10 PM
Efficiency used to be the strong argument in favor of snapdragon processors, but now MediaTek is just plain better.
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