Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Mediatek Helio G99
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (SD685, SM6225-AD) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 265 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.9 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. According to Qualcomm the SD685 is around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).
In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 610 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel) and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X11 LTE modem with up to 390 Mbps download).
The SoC is produced in 6nm.
Mediatek Helio G99
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The Mediatek Helio G99 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2022. It is manufactured in a 6 nm FinFET process and is equipped with 2x big ARM Cortex-A76 cores with up to 2.2 GHz and 6x small and power efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores (max. 2 GHz) in two clusters (bigLITTLE). The chip integrates an ARM Mali-G57 MC2 (two cores). Compared to the older Helio G96, the G99 is manufactured in the more recent 6nm process and clocks higher.
Furthermore, the integrated LTE / 4G modem supports Cat-13 download speeds. Wi-Fi 5 is also integrated (a/b/g/n/ac). The memory controller supportsLPDDR4x with up to 4,266 Mbps.
Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G | Mediatek Helio G99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Codename | Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53) | Cortex-A76 / A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Mediatek Mediatek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A76 / A55 |
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Clock | 1900 - 2800 MHz | 2000 - 2200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology | 6 nm | 6 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0 | 2x Cortex-A76, 6x Cortex-A55, 4G LTE Cat-12/13, 64MP AI-Camera support, LPDDR3/LPDDR4x-2133, eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/n/ac), AI Accelerator up to 1 TMACs, H.264 / H.265 / HEVC video encoding (4k30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 610 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 100% n=24
Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G99 → 135% n=24

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation