MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G85, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G85 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
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 435
117378
CPU7514142130
GPU4198911613
Memory6747738229
UX7864225406
NanoReview Score263249117378
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G85
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
413
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
1332
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
618
File Compression75.3 MB/s38.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser38.2 pages/s18.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering44.5 MP/sec27.3 MP/sec
Background Blur3.05 frames/s0.92 frames/s
Photo Processing12.2 frames/s4.66 frames/s
Image Detection23.5 frames/s6.86 frames/s
HDR43.3 MP/sec18.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.75 MP/sec1.02 MP/sec

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

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 505
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 450 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 24 48
Total shader 48 48
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 43.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
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 800 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 6.4 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 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x21 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
- VP8
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X9
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 100 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 MSM8940

Results

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

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