Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Helio G81

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek Helio G81. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek Helio G81
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 G81
258706
CPU11646777856
GPU4372835328
Memory10987164438
UX7891681084
NanoReview Score348982258706
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
MediaTek Helio G81
n/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
MediaTek Helio G81
420
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
MediaTek Helio G81
1391
File Compression100 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/secn/a
Background Blur3.44 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing11 frames/sn/a
Image Detection17 frames/sn/a
HDR52 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 6 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 24
Total shader 128 48
FLOPS 322.6 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 Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 13.41 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
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 n/a
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr August, 2024 yr
Class Low end Low end
Codename SM6225-AD MT6769J

Results

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