Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Helio G85

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs MediaTek Helio G85. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and MediaTek Helio G85
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
561563
MediaTek Helio G85
263249
CPU18045675141
GPU9762041989
Memory14820667477
UX13528178642
NanoReview Score561563263249
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2367
MediaTek Helio G85
743
Graphics Test14 fps4 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
943
MediaTek Helio G85
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2748
MediaTek Helio G85
1332
File Compression150.2 MB/s75.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser65.8 pages/s38.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering91.8 MP/sec44.5 MP/sec
Background Blur9.69 frames/s3.05 frames/s
Photo Processing23.2 frames/s12.2 frames/s
Image Detection53 frames/s23.5 frames/s
HDR90.3 MP/sec43.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.13 MP/sec1.75 MP/sec

Games

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

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 4 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 128 24
Total shader 256 48
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced September, 2022 yr April, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename SM6450 MT6769Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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