MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G85 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 12 nm 7 nm
TDP 5 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek CorePilot Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 640
GPU Architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 590 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shaders 32 384
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
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture 2K@30fps 4K
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 2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 2 2018 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6769Z SM8150
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Low-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G85
242175
Snapdragon 855
518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G85
359
Snapdragon 855
738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G85
1287
Snapdragon 855
2593