MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G88, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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 860
643690
CPU90211189310
GPU40709155621
Memory63167121534
UX74773177225
NanoReview Score268860643690
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G88
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
3456
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Test4 fps20 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
425
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
1355
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2560
File Compression73.8 MB/s115.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.9 pages/s67.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering50.6 MP/sec89.4 MP/sec
Background Blur3.26 frames/s7.65 frames/s
Photo Processing11.9 frames/s26.4 frames/s
Image Detection25.5 frames/s53.8 frames/s
HDR42 MP/sec79.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.13 MP/sec3.58 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2960
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.7 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 640
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 675 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 24 256
Total shader 48 768
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 1036.8 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 690

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 34.13 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x64 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 20
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 5000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 1240 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr April, 2019 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6769H SM8150-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 the clear winner in this comparison.

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