MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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 G96
381469
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
676837
CPU123372207306
GPU70302171454
Memory89831166898
UX97964131179
NanoReview Score381469676837
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
3166
Graphics Test6 fps18 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
964
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2761
File Compression89.3 MB/s130.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s71.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec101.8 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s10.5 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s25 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s51.3 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec84.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec3.49 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) n/a
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 23 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2050 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A n/a
L2 cache n/a 3 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
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-G57 MP2 Adreno 644
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 443 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 32 384
Total shader 64 768
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 680.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 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 2.2
UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X62
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 4400 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 1600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6781 SM7450-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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