MediaTek Helio G99 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G99, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G99 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
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 G99
422461
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU131367679852
GPU717371283493
Memory100728646515
UX118629505422
NanoReview Score4224613115282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression99.7 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser50.6 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering70.6 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur6.15 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing18.8 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection40.1 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR54.6 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.79 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 86 FPS (Low) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 37 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 91 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 55 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Cubot X70 (1080x2408) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 4600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 3 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 n/a
Architecture Valhall 1st gen n/a
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz n/a
Execution Units 2 n/a
Shader Units 32 n/a
Total shader 64 n/a
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 12 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6789 SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Helio G99 the clear winner in this comparison.

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