Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G91

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G91 (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

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 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 34%) AnTuTu 11 score – 476K vs 354K
  • Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
476175
354158
CPU 185342 134211
GPU 28390 27757
Memory 135110 94362
UX 127333 97828
Total score 476175 354158
Samples [83 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
466
405
Multi-Core Score
Helio G91 +1%
1407
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 75 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 41.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 49.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 45.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 3.78 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 13.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G91 +183%
1078
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1.08 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.08 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 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 99.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 18 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 81
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G91 +2%
9091
Web score 8747 9262
Video editing score 4745 6509
Data manipulation score 7401 6389
Photo editing score 15136 18206
Writing score 10107 8164
Phones tested 9 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu 12490504
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)Geekbench 7 CPU496 / 1737
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 12598375
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Ig1000)AnTuTu 12527229
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Ary)AnTuTu 12557806
MediaTek Helio G91
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (cyxapuku)AnTuTu 11300156
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 -> ZayAnTuTu 11335174
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 -> ZayAnTuTu 11345877
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (RidssShetiawan)AnTuTu 11385590
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Aidan)AnTuTu 11361872

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G91

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – 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 108MP, 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. 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 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced March 2023 June 2024
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225-AD MT6769G
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Helio G91 official site

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