Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G92 Max

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G92 Max (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%)
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score – 476K vs 370K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
476175
370885
CPU 185342 144692
GPU 28390 27988
Memory 135110 90726
UX 127333 107479
Total score 476175 370885
Samples [83 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 73.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 45.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 24.5 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 44.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 3.58 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 13 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
1075
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 1.72 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 3.59 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 100.5 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 - 84
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8933
Web score 8747 8401
Video editing score 4745 5999
Data manipulation score 7401 5410
Photo editing score 15136 15702
Writing score 10107 7244
Phones tested 9 models Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu 11508133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> EditaddictsGeekbench 6 CPU485 / 1332
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu 11445263
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)Geekbench 6 GPU385
MediaTek Helio G92 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (ThiagoTheCreator)AnTuTu 11384942
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Abakosh82)AnTuTu 11370885
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Abakosh82)AnTuTu 11370885

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G92 Max

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 13.41 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 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced March 2023 November 2024
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225-AD MT6769I
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Helio G92 Max official site

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