MediaTek Helio G85
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G85 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (2000 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (April 2020 vs October 2023)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
April 2020
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6769Z
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
4 nm
2000 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G52 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 750
1000 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
0.096 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
24
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 7
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
No
5G support
Yes
5.0
Bluetooth
5.4
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
1800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
eMMC 5.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
5 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G85
416
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +427%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G85
1338
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +430%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G85
275547
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +602%
AiTuTu 3
Helio G85
39694
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677 +3859%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
MediaTek Helio G85
1402
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco C65
MediaTek Helio G85
1732
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi Poco C65
MediaTek Helio G85
81
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Moto G23
MediaTek Helio G85
746
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Motorola Moto G23
MediaTek Helio G85
189
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Motorola Moto G24
MediaTek Helio G85
16317
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Motorola Moto G24 Power
MediaTek Helio G85
9405
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201