MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU50072602481
GPU120681165880
Memory45507534209
UX33547442171
NanoReview Score1411942744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G36
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Testn/a143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compressionn/a382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a229.7 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a259.3 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a33.5 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a90.1 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a239.8 frames/s
HDRn/a324 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 4320
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 24 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 830
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 4 3
Shader Units 8 512
Total shader 32 1536
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 3.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 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 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X80
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 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

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