MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G81, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
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 625
167228
CPU7785661394
GPU3532816162
Memory6443845586
UX8108444086
NanoReview Score258706167228
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G81
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
159
Graphics Testn/a1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
189
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
1391
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
862
File Compressionn/a62.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a27.2 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a27.4 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a1.19 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a6.81 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a9.55 frames/s
HDRn/a26.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a1.67 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 12 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
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 506
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 24 48
Total shader 48 48
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 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 Yes Hexagon 546

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 7.46 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 8 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
eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1900x1200 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x24 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
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X9
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed n/a Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6769J MSM8953

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