MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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 8s Gen 3
1481667
CPU50072381423
GPU12068509135
Memory45507338352
UX33547252757
NanoReview Score1411941481667
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G36
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Graphics Testn/a67 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
File Compressionn/a228.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a163 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a195.5 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a18 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a52.1 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a125.2 frames/s
HDRn/a176.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a5.98 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 3000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 7.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 735
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 4 3
Shader Units 8 256
Total shader 32 768
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 1689.6 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 No 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 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 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 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 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 6500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2024 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA SM8635

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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