MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G85, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G85 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G85
263249
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
135474
CPU7514150934
GPU419897312
Memory6747736668
UX7864240560
NanoReview Score263249135474
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G85
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
413
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
130
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
1332
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
488
File Compression75.3 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser38.2 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering44.5 MP/secn/a
Background Blur3.05 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing12.2 frames/sn/a
Image Detection23.5 frames/sn/a
HDR43.3 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing1.75 MP/secn/a

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 45 FPS (High) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS (Medium) n/a
FortniteFortnite 21 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 49 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 46 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (1080x2340) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2000 1400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
Process tech. 12 nm 28 nm
Transistor count n/a 1 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 308
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 300
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 598 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 24 24
Total shader 48 24
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 24 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX n/a 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 536

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 667 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 5.34 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1280x800 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x16 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X6
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 5
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 75 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced April, 2020 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Low end Low end
Codename MT6769Z MSM8917

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Helio G85 the clear winner in this comparison.

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