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MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

MediaTek Helio G85
25.4Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
25.4Inno Score
20CPU23.1
20GPU20
26.1Benchmarks—
44.2Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G855 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G85 scores 25.4 against 25.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G85

  • 32% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 187 vs 142

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • Stronger CPU score: 23 vs 20
  • 75% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 716 vs 409
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,640 vs 1,423
  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20202020
Process12 nm11 nm+8%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2 GHz2.2 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s14.9 GB/s+3%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
AnTuTu 12393,627Bottom 5%—
Geekbench 6 (single)409Bottom 12%716+75%Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,423Bottom 16%1,640+15%Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme187+32%Bottom 16%142Bottom 11%
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