MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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 7s Gen 3
807253
CPU123372271394
GPU70302203911
Memory89831163972
UX97964167976
NanoReview Score381469807253
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
n/a
Graphics Test6 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1178
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3146
File Compression89.3 MB/s160.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s82.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec113.8 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s12.1 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s20.3 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s59.2 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec97.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.28 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
- 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2050 2500
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process tech. 12 nm 4 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-G57 MP2 Adreno 810
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1050 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 64 256
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
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 Yes

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 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1920x1200 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

4G Support LTE Cat. 13 n/a
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 2900 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 1600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr August, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6781 SM7635

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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