MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 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 G96
381469
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
819661
CPU123372237856
GPU70302281535
Memory89831125373
UX97964174897
NanoReview Score381469819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Test6 fps25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression89.3 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.18 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) 59 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) 102 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) 107 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 23 FPS (Low) 49 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400) Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 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 2050 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-G57 MP2 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 64 768
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 1029.1 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 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 44 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6781 SM8250-AC

Results

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

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