MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G85 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime)
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 12 nm 4 nm
TDP 5 Watt 5.3 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek CorePilot Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 820 MHz
Execution units 2 3
Shaders 32 768
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture 2K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 2 2021 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6769Z SM8450
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Low-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G85
242175
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
955537

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G85
359
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1272

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G85
1287
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3804