MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G81, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 G81
258706
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
626536
CPU77856212110
GPU35328120714
Memory64438141171
UX81084152541
NanoReview Score258706626536
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
1017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
1391
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
2910
File Compressionn/a158.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a71.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a106.8 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a9.48 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a27.8 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a57.3 frames/s
HDRn/a92.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a4.03 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 710
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 940 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 24 128
Total shader 48 256
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 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 Yes Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X62
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 2900 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6769J SM6475-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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