MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
913477
CPU50072244750
GPU12068305779
Memory45507162981
UX33547199967
NanoReview Score141194913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G36
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compressionn/a160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a99.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a125.2 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a11.5 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a28 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a68.5 frames/s
HDRn/a87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 660
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 4 3
Shader Units 8 256
Total shader 32 768
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
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 No Hexagon 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 51.2 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X60
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr December, 2020 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA SM8350

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 the clear winner in this comparison.

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