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MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

MediaTek Helio G85
25.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
25.7Inno Score
20CPU20
20GPU20
26.1Benchmarks—
44.2Efficiencyspec-based46.7
7 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G851 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G85 scores 25.4 against 25.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G85

  • 434% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 187 vs 35
  • 192% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 409 vs 140
  • 130% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,423 vs 620
  • 92% higher Max bandwidth: 14.4 GB/s vs 7.5 GB/s
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

  • 20% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 5 W

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced20202017
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)5 W4 W+20%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A558x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2 GHz+11%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s+92%7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu 12393,627Bottom 5%—
Geekbench 6 (single)409+192%Bottom 12%140Bottom 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,423+130%Bottom 17%620Bottom 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme187+434%Bottom 16%35Bottom 1%

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