MediaTek Helio A22 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio A22, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio A22 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio A22
123031
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU32718367514
GPU13014596874
Memory42950300073
UX34349297159
NanoReview Score1230311561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio A22
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Testn/a77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio A22
332
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio A22
1145
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression77 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering43.4 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur1.68 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing9.11 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection14.1 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR43.6 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.16 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture 4/2 (Cortex-A53) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 4 8
Frequency 2000 3200
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8300 Adreno 740
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 660 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 8 512
Total shader 16 1536
FLOPS 20.8 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence NeuroPilot Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 6 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 1600x720 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x21 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2018 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6761V/WAB SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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