Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G88
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (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 3.4x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- 40% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2000 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
- Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score β 476K vs 365K
- Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185342 | 144055 |
| GPU | 28390 | 28590 |
| Memory | 135110 | 86093 |
| UX | 127333 | 106263 |
| Total score | 476175 | 365001 |
| Samples | [83 tests] | [32 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 97.1 MB/sec | 74.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 29.9 pages/sec | 37.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 56.4 Mpixels/sec | 50.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 16.5 images/sec | 26 images/sec |
| HDR | 51.6 Mpixels/sec | 45.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.93 images/sec | 3.14 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.2 images/sec | 13.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.83 Mpixels/sec | 2.11 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 30 tests | 15 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.34 images/sec | 1.92 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.17 images/sec | 1.09 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 3.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 29.1 FPS | 168 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 18 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 82 |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 181 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 10167 |
| Video editing score | 4745 | 6126 |
| Data manipulation score | 7401 | 5214 |
| Photo editing score | 15136 | 18013 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 7926 |
| Phones tested | 9 models | 11 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-21 (Sakin Azad Duha) | AnTuTu 12 | 529210 |
| π 2026-10-18 (ΠΠ»Π΅Π±) | AnTuTu 12 | 568523 |
| π 2026-10-15 (Ahmad) | AnTuTu 12 | 572668 |
| π 2026-10-11 -> Hoangphi28 | AnTuTu 12 | 546806 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | CPU Throttle | 91% |
MediaTek Helio G88
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-23 (Takale) | AnTuTu 11 | 366380 |
| π 2026-10-10 -> Puthy.tech | AnTuTu 12 | 458494 |
| π 2026-10-07 (ID sanul) | AnTuTu 12 | 441356 |
| π 2026-09-27 (R12 User) | AnTuTu 12 | 445418 |
| π 2026-09-02 (Nlinh) | AnTuTu 11 | 388036 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G88CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 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 | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 322.6 Gigaflops | 96 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 |
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 64MP, 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 |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | March 2023 | June 2021 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SM6225-AD | MT6769H |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
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