Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G81
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G81 (Mali-G52 MP2). 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 685
- Performs 4.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~54%)
- 40% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2000 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score β 476K vs 358K
- Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185342 | 143539 |
| GPU | 28390 | 23709 |
| Memory | 135110 | 90462 |
| UX | 127333 | 100898 |
| Total score | 476175 | 358608 |
| Samples | [83 tests] | [43 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 97.1 MB/sec | 71.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 29.9 pages/sec | 40.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 56.4 Mpixels/sec | 49.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 16.5 images/sec | 26.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 51.6 Mpixels/sec | 46.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.93 images/sec | 3.76 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.2 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.83 Mpixels/sec | 2.17 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 30 tests | 11 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.34 images/sec | 1.58 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.17 images/sec | 0.89 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 2.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 29.1 FPS | 109.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 18 tests | 8 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 69 |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 9422 |
| Video editing score | 4745 | 6024 |
| Data manipulation score | 7401 | 5618 |
| Photo editing score | 15136 | 19146 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 9297 |
| Phones tested | 9 models | 12 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 -> Editaddicts | AnTuTu 12 | 493553 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> Editaddicts | AnTuTu 12 | 490504 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Breno) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 496 / 1737 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Breno) | AnTuTu 12 | 598375 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Ig1000) | AnTuTu 12 | 527229 |
MediaTek Helio G81
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Junior) | AnTuTu 12 | 398363 |
| π 2026-09-22 (TecPix) | AnTuTu 12 | 421841 |
| π 2026-09-18 -> Alvin | AnTuTu 11 | 309692 |
| π 2026-09-08 (BerQt) | AnTuTu 11 | 348068 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Wayne) | AnTuTu 11 | 360964 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G81CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2000 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 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1260 MHz | 820 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 322.6 Gigaflops | 78.7 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 14.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | March 2023 | August 2024 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SM6225-AD | MT6769J |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site | MediaTek Helio G81 official site |
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