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MediaTek Helio G85

Helio G85

65

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Overview - Helio G85 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G85 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G85 12
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G85 8
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G85 57
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G85 26
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G85 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 67123 374214
GPU 61260 516258
Memory 42828 344248
UX 77565 259884
Total score 248776 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 50% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G85 (3000 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 10.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G85 (1100 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 133.33% higher memory frequency than Helio G85 (4200 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 66.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G85 (4 vs 12 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 500.78% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G85 (1,495 K vs 249 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G85.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 377.26% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G85 (64 vs 13.41 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G85 361
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G85 1279
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Helio G85 81.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Helio G85 11.9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Helio G85 24.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Helio G85 18.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Helio G85 9.26
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Helio G85 1.55
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Helio G85 413.5
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

4%
Helio G85
Stability %

Graphics test 4 FPS
58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 12 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 5 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Bifrost 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 32 768
  • FLOPS 59 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.0 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1800 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Hexagon
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 300 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 100 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

MediaTek Helio G85

MediaTek Helio G85
CPU
12%
GPU
8%
Memory
21%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G85 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 50.00% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G85 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 10.00% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G85 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 133.33% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G85 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 66.67% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G85 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 500.78% better score (1494604 vs 248776).