Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G95

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G95 (Mali-G76 MP4). 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
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Performs 87% better in floating-point computations
  • 37% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2050 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G95
  • Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 535K vs 476K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G95 +12%
535127
CPU 185342 198562
GPU 28390 57845
Memory 135110 113958
UX 127333 164762
Total score 476175 535127
Samples [83 tests] [24 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G95 +44%
672
Multi-Core Score
Helio G95 +37%
1908
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 93.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 50.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 71.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 36.8 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 61 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 5.29 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 19.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.86 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G95 +461%
2137
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 3.45 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1.88 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.6 Gpixels/sec 6.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 303.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 177
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 421
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8933
8389
Web score 8747 6290
Video editing score 4745 6017
Data manipulation score 7401 6984
Photo editing score 15136 17761
Writing score 10107 9390
Phones tested 9 models 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 57 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 48 FPS
[High]
Genshin Impact - 27 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 52 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Realme 7
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> EditaddictsAnTuTu 12493553
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
MediaTek Helio G95
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Nurbakhyt)AnTuTu 12590155
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash)AnTuTu 11545523
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah)Geekbench 6 CPU665 / 1754
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint)AnTuTu 11502377
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu 11545793

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G95

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2050 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-G76 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 96
FLOPS 322.6 Gigaflops 172.8 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
NPU theoretical performance - 1 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.1 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 24MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K 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. 12
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 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 September 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6785V/CD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Helio G95 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G99

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Aashiqi November 30, 2025 at 09:40 PM
Such a shame SNAPDRAGON 685 is a 6nm processor and still it sucks in gaming 5 times worst than Helio G99 than I thought even SNAPDRAGON G96 and G95 killed Snapdragon 685 I don't know what Qualcomm has done
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