MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G88, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
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 680
308333
CPU90211104065
GPU4070939362
Memory6316792127
UX7477372779
NanoReview Score268860308333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G88
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
Graphics Test4 fps3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
425
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
1355
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
File Compression73.8 MB/s90 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.9 pages/s46.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering50.6 MP/sec64.4 MP/sec
Background Blur3.26 frames/s3.06 frames/s
Photo Processing11.9 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Image Detection25.5 frames/s16.3 frames/s
HDR42 MP/sec51.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.13 MP/sec2.52 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 65 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 62 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 12 nm 6 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 610
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1114 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 24 128
Total shader 48 128
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 285.2 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 MediaTek APU Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 17 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
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x64 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X11
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 390 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Low end Low end
Codename MT6769H SM6225

Results

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