MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G85, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G85 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
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 821
263454
CPU7514154955
GPU4198983353
Memory6747761751
UX7864263395
NanoReview Score263249263454
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G85
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
891
Graphics Test4 fps5 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
413
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
390
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
1332
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
792
File Compression75.3 MB/s43.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser38.2 pages/s26.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering44.5 MP/sec35.3 MP/sec
Background Blur3.05 frames/s1.79 frames/s
Photo Processing12.2 frames/s7.1 frames/s
Image Detection23.5 frames/s9.82 frames/s
HDR43.3 MP/sec35.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.75 MP/sec993.9 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
- 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo
- 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2000 2342
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 64 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 11 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 530
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 653 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 24 256
Total shader 48 256
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 334.3 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 680

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 8 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
- UFS 2.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x28 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X12
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced April, 2020 yr August, 2016 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6769Z MSM8996 Pro-AC

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