MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: August 2024 (August 2024 vs March 2023)
  • Higher Technology: 6 nm (12 nm vs 6 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2800 MHz (2000 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 17 Gbit/s (13.41 Gbit/s vs 17 Gbit/s)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2024
Launch Date
March 2023
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Helio G81
Model Name
SM6225-AD
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
6 nm
2000 MHz
Frequency
2800 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G52 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 610
950 MHz
GPU frequency
950 MHz
0.0912 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.2432 TFLOPS
24
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
1
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

-
4G support
LTE Cat. 13
No
5G support
No
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
1800 MHz
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
13.41 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
17 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 686
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Storage type
UFS 2.2
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
1K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
1080p at 60FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G81
412
Snapdragon 685
475 +15%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G81
1363
Snapdragon 685
1517 +11%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G81
267388
Snapdragon 685
347207 +30%