Snapdragon 685 vs Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 685
  • Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Supports 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 960K vs 476K
  • Performs 58% better in floating-point computations
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2800 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
960724
CPU 185342 384772
GPU 28390 144433
Memory 135110 177452
UX 127333 254067
Total score 476175 960724
Samples [83 tests] [12 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3353
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 71.4 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
4595
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 6.87 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.6 Gpixels/sec 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 838.9 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 442
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 1311
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11728
Web score 8747 9284
Video editing score 4745 6385
Data manipulation score 7401 10275
Photo editing score 15136 25491
Writing score 10107 14338
Phones tested 9 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 68 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 71 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Oppo Realme GT Neo
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 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu508133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> EditaddictsGeekBench CPU485 / 1332
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu445263
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench GPU385
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench GPU4546
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench CPU1112 / 3313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu960724
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Π’Π°Ρ€Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ Π˜Π³ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ‡)AnTuTu773735
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu961761

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 1 9
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 288
FLOPS 322.6 Gigaflops 510.3 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 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 4.5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 Helio M70
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 19
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 January 2021
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6893
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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