Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Helio G37

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek Helio G37. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek Helio G37
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 685
348982
MediaTek Helio G37
152974
CPU11646757859
GPU4372818015
Memory10987139028
UX7891638072
NanoReview Score348982152974
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
MediaTek Helio G37
n/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
MediaTek Helio G37
205
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
MediaTek Helio G37
911
File Compression100 MB/s64.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s30.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec40.3 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s1.01 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s7.2 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s11.4 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec31.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec1.86 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 6 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 2.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 1 4
Shader Units 128 8
Total shader 128 32
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 13.9 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 UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2400x1080 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x50 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr June, 2020 yr
Class Low end Low end
Codename SM6225-AD MT6765H

Results

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