MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
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 G36
141194
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
134889
CPU5007250681
GPU120687200
Memory4550735968
UX3354741040
NanoReview Score141194134889
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
205
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
827
File Compressionn/a60.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a24.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a38.1 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a7.19 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a8.57 frames/s
HDRn/a26.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a1.74 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 1400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 12 nm 28 nm
Transistor count n/a 1 billion
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 505
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 450 MHz
Execution Units 4 1
Shader Units 8 48
Total shader 32 48
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 43.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX n/a 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence No Hexagon 536

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 800 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x21 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X6
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 4
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 75 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2015 yr
Class Low end Low end
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA MSM8937

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