MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
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 712
311741
CPU12337298855
GPU7030263396
Memory8983166736
UX9796482754
NanoReview Score381469311741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
654
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Test6 fps3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
446
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
1436
File Compression89.3 MB/s76.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s45 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec60 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s4.09 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s15.3 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s13.7 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec48.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec2.26 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) 52 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) 38 FPS (Medium)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) 29 FPS (Medium)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) 47 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) 30 FPS (Ultra)
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
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 360 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2050 2300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache n/a 384 MB
L3 Cache n/a 1 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
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 616
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 610 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 64 256
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 312.3 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 685 DSP

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 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 2.2
UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x192 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
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem n/a X15
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 15
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 800 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr February, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6781 SDM712

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