MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G88, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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 870
819661
CPU90211237856
GPU40709281535
Memory63167125373
UX74773174897
NanoReview Score268860819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G88
743
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Test4 fps25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
425
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G88
1355
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression73.8 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.9 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering50.6 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur3.26 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing11.9 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection25.5 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR42 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.13 MP/sec4.18 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 102 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 107 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 49 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 3200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 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 650
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 24 256
Total shader 48 768
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 1029.1 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 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 44 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 1x200 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6769H SM8250-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 the clear winner in this comparison.

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