Snapdragon 680 vs Helio P90

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P90 (PowerVR GM9446). 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 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 22% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.91 GB/s)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
  • Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 424K vs 388K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
424216
388553
CPU 185604 147561
GPU 26544 41382
Memory 114814 68585
UX 97254 131025
Total score 424216 388553
Samples [82 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
1423
1373
Asset compression 85.7 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.2 pages/sec 44.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 59.4 Mpixels/sec 44.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.7 images/sec 25.4 images/sec
HDR 49.8 Mpixels/sec 40.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.98 images/sec 3.55 images/sec
Photo processing 11.3 images/sec 10.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.59 Mpixels/sec 2.48 Mpixels/sec
Samples 35 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.32 images/sec -
Face detection 0.16 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.48 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 26.6 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 20 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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
Web score 7531 -
Video editing score 4072 -
Data manipulation score 6097 -
Photo editing score 14785 -
Writing score 8535 -
Phones tested 16 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
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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 P90
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio P90

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 A75
6x 2 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 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 PowerVR GM9446
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR Series9XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 970 MHz
Pipelines 1 8
Shading units 128 8
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 285.2 Gigaflops 124.1 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 2.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 13.91 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
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 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 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2021 November 2018
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225 MT6779V/CU
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site MediaTek Helio P90 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G99

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