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Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G99

Snapdragon 685
VS
Helio G99
Snapdragon 685
Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (29)

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 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • 27% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 554K vs 476K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 685
vs
Helio G99

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 685
476175
Helio G99 +16%
554590
CPU 185342 218545
GPU 28390 43804
Memory 135110 156545
UX 127333 135696
Total score 476175 554590
Samples [83 tests] [313 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 685
466
Helio G99 +56%
727
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 685
1396
Helio G99 +47%
2047
Asset compression 97.1 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 29.9 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.4 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.5 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 51.6 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 11.2 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.83 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 30 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 685
381
Helio G99 +270%
1410
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.6 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 29.1 FPS 251.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 346
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 685
8933
Helio G99 +19%
10608
Web score 8747 9196
Video editing score 4745 6615
Data manipulation score 7401 7349
Photo editing score 15136 25535
Writing score 10107 12807
Phones tested 9 models 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Cubot X70
1080 x 2408
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“˜ 2026-09-29 -> 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
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MediaTek Helio G99
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (АлСксСй)AnTuTu 12671961
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Josh Gay)AnTuTu 12700949
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (bero)AnTuTu 12648184
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Josh Gay)AnTuTu 12699734
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Arbuziki)AnTuTu 12676516
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G99

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53		 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 322.6 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
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
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		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2023 May 2022
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD MT6789
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
    - The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.

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Comments

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Someone August 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The Helio g99 is way better,don't let the 685's higher clock speeds fool you,it uses cortex a73 and a53 cores which are really old,and I mean it. They were released in 2016 if I can recall correctly,those same cores were used in the snapdragon 660 from 2017...the gpu is really old as well,it's from 2019 if I'm not wrong,same gpu that has been used in the snapdragon 665 from 2019. And it was weak the day it came out,the Helio g99 on the other hand uses cortex a76 cores which are 2 generations ahead of the a73, (a73-a75-a76),a single a76 core can easily score thrice what an a73 core scores,while running much more efficiently. It's gpu is also much stronger The snapdragon 685 scores about ~550'ish on 3d mark wild life standard and the g99 takes that and basically multiplies it by 3. Scores around 1200-1400. TLDR; Just go with the g99
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HO3EIN August 28, 2026 at 05:37 AM
These numbers are completely ridiculous because I compared the Realme 12 4G, which has the Snapdragon 685, with the Xiaomi Note 14 and Xiaomi Note 14S, and surprisingly, the Snapdragon 685 was better in both gaming and performance speed, and in the mobile duty case it offered a stable 60 FPS without heat, while the two Xiaomi models with the G99 Ultra had low FPS and were extremely hot. Snapdragon has been crushing MediaTek for years. MediaTek's Helio series has nothing to say.
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Someone August 30, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Were you paid by snapdragon? The Helio g99 utterly obliterates the snapdragon 685,it's gpu is quite literally basically twice as strong,it uses cortex a76 cores which are also basically twice as strong.
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Bear November 19, 2025 at 05:08 AM
At the insistence of marketers the G100 also appeared.
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The Dimensity Team June 26, 2025 at 05:38 PM
The Helio is better than Snapdragon Number Series
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Marc March 25, 2025 at 04:38 PM
Is the G99 only better at gaming? I don't care about that.
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Shayan August 31, 2026 at 10:13 AM
its overall a great processor, rendering, heat, longevity unless you are intrested in cutsom roms G99 is the way to go
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kck November 16, 2024 at 03:48 AM
Is 685 overclocked version of 680?
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RRr December 23, 2024 at 03:50 PM
Yes, because 685 and 680 have the same CPU core clusters (2 x Cortex-A73 and 6 x Cortex-A53)
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Burak March 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
RRr, And also they have the same GPU which named Adreno 610. Only different is their frequency Snapdragon 680 = 1.110 MHz Snapdragon 685 = 1.260 MHz
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Ehe June 8, 2025 at 01:29 PM
RRr, Its actually 4x A73 4x A53
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Nerd2Dmax March 2, 2026 at 02:04 AM
RRr, Wrong, its 4x A73 and 4x A53 cores
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asmorga fhor November 3, 2024 at 06:29 PM
It's Kinda weird that g99 got he very high graphics on codm while the Sd 7s gen 2 only high graphics and max frame rate.
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Burak March 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The FPS levels are not correct
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Raven Vivo Y20s G August 1, 2024 at 09:29 AM
If the Helio G99 is better than the SN 685, then why does it only support medium graphics in CODM? (It still doesn't matter because the SN 685 doesn't have the Aether Camo 3D effect.)
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mohamd August 1, 2024 at 04:47 PM
just wait for a update for the game or the phone and u will see it reach high or ultra graphics.
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RavenRGH August 3, 2024 at 02:04 PM
mohamd, Weird... The Snapdragon 685 supports Very High graphics yet it limits itself to 30 fps which is weird because why add High GFX when it is going to be unstable. To make it 1000x worse, it doesn't support "special effects" such as: Aether Camo 3D parallax effect Polychromatic special effect Arena Breakout lobby smoke effect (for some reason it's static and low quality) Also Arena Breakout sucks on this phone. As soon you go to a place with a lot of gunfight, the gun starts lagging as hell. Which is why I stopped playing it and I have am saving money from my allowance to buy a better phone.
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Poco f3 September 30, 2024 at 05:10 AM
G99 only supports medium graphics because G99 uses Mali G57. I dont know why the devs didn't make support for Mali G57.
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Bryce November 2, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Poco f3, Bruh mali g57 MP2 is Equivalent to Adreno 618 Just search ,not talk about the GPU sucks olol to u
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Shayan August 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
They finally updated it, it does to max and more frame rate
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Raven Vivo Y20s G August 1, 2024 at 09:23 AM
I had a phone with Snapdragon 685. And somehow it performs worse then the Helio G80 on my last phone
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Awwal t December 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yes d snapdragon 685 is terrible it gave me hell on redmi note12
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Danny February 25, 2026 at 08:06 AM
Awwal t, Bro I'm currently suffering In my note 12, overheats like hell and brings up the error message saying system UI not responding then forces me to hibernate my phone in the middle of a game What phone you using now, thinking of switching to a foreign used note 14
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Phyterpilot July 4, 2024 at 06:50 PM
The G99 is overused by a lot of OEMs but for good reason. Qualcomm isn't even trying to compete with Mediatek in the lower midrange market if they keep reheating the 680 and its outdated core designs.
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Shayan August 31, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Yeah i lost my G99 device, Now using G85, SN480, SN680 and it shows the G99 really out does helio branding. it feels like how G70 launched and made low end game affordable on mobile. Now G99 is the benchmark for a Great chipset. ill save up and go for another G99 the price to performance ratio is great
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Editaddicts September 18, 2026 at 05:28 PM
Good news for ya cuz they clocked the 680 to 4*2.9GHz and 4*1.9GHz and lowered the GPU clock to 950MHz from 685's 1260MHz to make the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2!
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Mrsch June 11, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Well, it works for them, so... :)
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Daniel Snapdragon 888 April 23, 2024 at 07:57 PM
Of course, the Helio G99 is superior, but it's quite frustrating that Qualcomm continually reuses old chipsets and excessively overclocks them.
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editaddicts September 13, 2026 at 04:24 PM
cant disagree. these chips look good on paper but the drivers dont get support so they lag so much irl. im literally suffering after getting a phone with sd685. aso, im a student so cant shift to a new phone right away as my budget is tight. wish i had gone for the g99 based phone instead. i literally went for snapdragon as big youtubers say snapdragon is better but here i am struggling with one at the same price of a g99 device that people, the actual users on reddit or quora are saying better now. i was in a rush so didnt have so much time to research and watched some big youtubers and seems like they literally know very little themselves.
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