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
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Performs 83% better in floating-point computations
- Announced 2-years later
- Supports 22% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.91 GB/s)
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~14%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio P90
- Shows better (up to 32%) AnTuTu 10 score – 413K vs 313K
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 104796 | 129607 |
| GPU | 48779 | 68903 |
| Memory | 86846 | 110496 |
| UX | 70402 | 104262 |
| Total score | 313374 | 413625 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 90 MB/sec | 75.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 46.2 pages/sec | 44.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 64.4 Mpixels/sec | 44.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 16.3 images/sec | 25.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 51.6 Mpixels/sec | 40.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 3.06 images/sec | 3.55 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.7 images/sec | 10.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.52 Mpixels/sec | 2.48 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Score | 441 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Low] |
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| Fortnite | 23 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 65 FPS [Low] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 62 FPS [Medium] |
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| Genshin Impact | 26 FPS [Low] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
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| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Helio P90CPU
| 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 | - | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | PowerVR GM9446 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | PowerVR Series9XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 1110 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Execution units | 1 | 10 |
| Shading units | 128 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 80 |
| FLOPS | 284 Gigaflops | 155.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | MediaTek APU 2.0 |
| 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 |
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