Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Helio G36

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek Helio G36 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 6 nm (6 nm vs 12 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2800 MHz (2800 MHz vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 17 Gbit/s (17 Gbit/s vs 13.9 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2023 (March 2023 vs February 2022)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
March 2023
Launch Date
February 2022
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6225-AD
Model Name
Helio G36
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
Architecture
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
12 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
2200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 610
GPU name
PowerVR GE8320
950 MHz
GPU frequency
680 MHz
0.2432 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.0435 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
8
1
Execution units
4
2.0
OpenCL version
1.2
1.1
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2400 x 1080
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 7
No
5G support
No
5.2
Bluetooth
5.0
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
1600 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
17 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
13.9 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Hexagon 686
Neural processor (NPU)
No
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
1K at 60FPS
Video capture
1K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265
1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
1080p at 30FPS
-
TDP
2.2 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 685
475 +107%
Helio G36
229
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 685
1517 +79%
Helio G36
848
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 685
347207 +120%
Helio G36
157549