Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and MediaTek Helio G99
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
150067
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU57127131367
GPU1550371737
Memory47272100728
UX30165118629
NanoReview Score150067422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
166
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Test1 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
199
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
795
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression55.3 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser22.4 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering32.7 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur1.17 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing6.41 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection9 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR23.4 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.59 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 46 FPS (Low) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 31 FPS (Low) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 21 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 37 FPS (Low) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 32 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 29 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2200
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 12 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 5.5 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 505 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 500 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 48 32
Total shader 48 64
FLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 536 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 1x32 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 6.4 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 5 GB 12 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
Max. resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x21 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X6 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 4 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 75 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2018 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SDM439 MT6789

Results

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

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