MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G88, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 G88
268860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
757902
CPU90211258336
GPU40709183669
Memory63167138904
UX74773176993
NanoReview Score268860757902
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G88
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
425
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
1355
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3085
File Compression73.8 MB/s154.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.9 pages/s81.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering50.6 MP/sec109.9 MP/sec
Background Blur3.26 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Photo Processing11.9 frames/s25 frames/s
Image Detection25.5 frames/s55.8 frames/s
HDR42 MP/sec93 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.13 MP/sec4.14 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 810
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 895 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 24 128
Total shader 48 256
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 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 MediaTek APU Yes

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 16 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 3360x1600 pixels
Camera 1x64 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 Qualcomm X62 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 2900 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 1600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr February, 2025 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6769H SM6650

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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