Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G99
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 MC2). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- 27% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2200 MHz)
- Announced 10-months later
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Shows better (up to 32%) AnTuTu 9 score – 371K vs 280K
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 92945 | 103872 |
| GPU | 41184 | 84760 |
| Memory | 64187 | 85275 |
| UX | 82704 | 100549 |
| Total score | 280686 | 371204 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 114.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 14.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 36.1 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 30.2 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 16.4 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 1.73 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 599.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Score | 641 | 1230 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 685 and Helio G99CPU
| 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 | - | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 243 Gigaflops | 278 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| 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 |
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