Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 vs MediaTek Helio G90

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480, vs MediaTek Helio G90. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 and MediaTek Helio G90
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 480
356931
MediaTek Helio G90
368990
CPU129362120779
GPU6926478652
Memory7475472733
UX8355196826
NanoReview Score356931368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
981
MediaTek Helio G90
1505
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test5 fps9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
693
MediaTek Helio G90
625
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
1802
MediaTek Helio G90
1744
File Compression90.1 MB/s91.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser48.4 pages/s47.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering63.4 MP/sec66.3 MP/sec
Background Blur5.28 frames/s4.55 frames/s
Photo Processing17.6 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Image Detection34.8 frames/s32.4 frames/s
HDR56.5 MP/sec50.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.67 MP/sec2.74 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver
- 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2050
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 8 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 3 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 619 Mali-G76 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 2 4
Shader Units 128 24
Total shader 256 96
FLOPS 332.8 GFLOPS 138.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 MediTek APU 2.0
GPU Frequency n/a 1 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 8 GB 10 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
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x64 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 800 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced January, 2021 yr July, 2019 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM4350 MT6785V/CD

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