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Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G100

Snapdragon 685
VS
Helio G100
Snapdragon 685
Helio G100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G100 (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. Specs
  7. Comments (4)

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
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • 27% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G100
  • Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 575K vs 476K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 685
vs
Helio G100

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 685
476175
Helio G100 +21%
575630
CPU 185342 199433
GPU 28390 44194
Memory 135110 155279
UX 127333 176724
Total score 476175 575630
Samples [83 tests] [133 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 685
466
Helio G100 +56%
727
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 685
1396
Helio G100 +44%
2014
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 99.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 50.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 61.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 17.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.88 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 685
381
Helio G100 +285%
1467
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 2.2 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1.08 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.06 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 1.6 Gpixels/sec 4.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 251.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 146
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 685
8933
Helio G100 +19%
10665
Web score 8747 10489
Video editing score 4745 6308
Data manipulation score 7401 7401
Photo editing score 15136 24558
Writing score 10107 12509
Phones tested 9 models 14 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> EditaddictsGeekBench CPU485 / 1332
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu445263
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench GPU385
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench CPU470 / 1463
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MediaTek Helio G100
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Keoboris ezz)AnTuTu613830
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-05 (SuperEliseoXD)AnTuTu537575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Nulode)AnTuTu601111
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 -> cott122AnTuTu588540
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Daniil)AnTuTu570123
Add View all (144)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G100

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A53		 2x 2.2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 322.6 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 UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 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 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 August 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6789H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Helio G100 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G200

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 1570

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Comments

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Momenul May 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
G 100 best & very fine.
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NANNANANANANA May 9, 2025 at 06:53 PM
G 100 is very bad for 2025 one of if not THE worst
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Are you crazy? Totally according to specifications it is same processors, but GPU in G100 is 2 times worse than GPU in Snapdragon 685. GPU performance 128 Gigaflops is full shit!
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Bababoi March 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบั€ะฐั—ะฝั– ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, Bro, SD 685 is WAY WORSE in gaming than G100. I tried both devices in games. (Redmi Note 13 4g (8/256) (SD 685) and Redmi Note 14 Pro 4g (Helio G100)) Benchmarks almost prove nothing compared to real test usage, and Mali G57 MC2 is significantly better for games than Adreno 610. And not only that, but the cpu performance in G100 is way better than Snapdragon 685's too. (Two Cortex A76s are better than four Cortex A73, even if A73 cores have way higher clock speeds). Search it everywhere on Internet as well and you will still get same answer that G100 is better than SD 685. Sorry, dude, but you lose in this.
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