Unisoc SC9863A vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc SC9863A (with PowerVR GE8322 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G85 (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 MediaTek Helio G85
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 28 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 348K vs 153K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~82%)
  • Performs 36% better in floating-point computations
  • 25% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1600 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G85 +127%
348562
CPU 72338 134798
GPU 12745 28350
Memory 35608 87667
UX 32976 97747
Total score 153667 348562
Samples Less than 3 [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G85 +104%
419
Multi-Core Score
Helio G85 +73%
1461
Asset compression 52.4 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 23 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 29.9 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 9.4 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 26.1 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 0.79 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 5.72 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.3 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 1.73 images/sec
Face detection - 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 100.4 FPS
API - Vulkan
Samples - 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 80
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 187
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G85 +77%
8539
Web score 4595 8358
Video editing score 3827 6167
Data manipulation score 3481 5552
Photo editing score 8415 16644
Writing score 5029 9124
Phones tested 2 models 20 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 45 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite - 21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 51 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 46 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1080 x 2340
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
Unisoc SC9863A
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc SC9863A and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 1600 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 28 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W 5 W
Manufacturing - TSMC

Graphics

GPU name PowerVR GE8322 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 550 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 8 2
Shading units 8 24
Total shaders 64 48
FLOPS 70.4 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 1.2 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 4 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2160 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 5MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 5
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced November 2018 April 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number - MT6769Z
Official page - MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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So, which SoC would you choose?
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265 (89.8%)
Total votes: 295

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YUT January 1, 2026 at 03:04 PM
I'm using Helio G85 (Honor x6b) right now and i can say that it can run smoothly even i play puge FF and online games Tiktok with another app running, it still remains solid at it's price and it doesn't generate much heat!
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