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MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

WINNER
MediaTek Helio G85
25.4Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
25.3Inno Score
20CPU21.8
20GPU20.6
26.1Benchmarks22.4
44.2Efficiencyspec-based44.2
1 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G856 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G85 scores 25.4 against 25.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Helio G85 edges ahead in benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G85

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 26 vs 22

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

  • 44% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 269 vs 187
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 480 vs 409
  • 15% higher Max clock: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 12% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,600 vs 1,423

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20202019
Process12 nm10 nm+17%
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2 GHz2.3 GHz+15%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s14.9 GB/s+3%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzQHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G85 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu—275,000
AnTuTu 12393,627Bottom 5%—
Geekbench 6 (single)409Bottom 12%480+17%Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,423Bottom 17%1,600+12%Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme187Bottom 16%269+44%Bottom 19%

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