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Snapdragon 636 Helio G85
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (with Adreno 509 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G85 (Mali-G52 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
- Review
- Differences
- Benchmarks
- AnTuTu v10
- GeekBench 6
- Gaming
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators CPU Performance Single and multi-core processor tests Snapdragon 636
14 Helio G85
18 Gaming Performance GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan Snapdragon 636
5 Helio G85
7 Battery life Efficiency of battery consumption Snapdragon 636
65 Helio G85
76 NanoReview Score Overall chip score Snapdragon 636
21 Helio G85
25 Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
- Performs 15% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
- Supports 153% higher memory bandwidth (13.41 against 5.3 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~2.3x)
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 10 score – 262K vs 218K
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks SoC: Snapdragon 636
vs Helio G85
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Snapdragon 636
218146 Helio G85
+20% 262804 | CPU | 95994 | 72399 |
| GPU | 25581 | 41899 |
| Memory | 44429 | 70163 |
| UX | 52142 | 78343 |
| Total score | 218146 | 262804 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [179 tests] |
Submit your AnTuTu result GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance Single-Core Score Snapdragon 636
294 Helio G85
+40% 413 Multi-Core Score Snapdragon 636
1083 Helio G85
+23% 1332 | Asset compression | 68 MB/sec | 75.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 33.7 pages/sec | 38.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 44.2 Mpixels/sec | 44.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 11 images/sec | 23.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 37.9 Mpixels/sec | 43.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.71 images/sec | 3.05 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 8.66 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.82 Mpixels/sec | 1.75 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU) Snapdragon 636
199 Helio G85
+472% 1138 3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal) 3DMark Wild Life Performance Snapdragon 636
259 Helio G85
+187% 743 | Graphics test | 1 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 259 | 743 |
Gaming
Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games | PUBG Mobile | - | 45 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 40 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | - | 21 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 49 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 51 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 46 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 636 and Helio G85
CPU
| Architecture | 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 509 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 430 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 110.1 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 5.3 Gb/s | 13.41 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1900 x 1200 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2017 | April 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SDM636 | MT6769Z |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 official site | MediaTek Helio G85 official site |
Cast your vote
So, which SoC would you choose? Snapdragon 636
347 (43.1%) Helio G85
459 (56.9%) Vote Total votes:
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