Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Helio G96

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs MediaTek Helio G96. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and MediaTek Helio G96
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 6 Gen 1
561563
MediaTek Helio G96
381469
CPU180456123372
GPU9762070302
Memory14820689831
UX13528197964
NanoReview Score561563381469
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2367
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Graphics Test14 fps6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
943
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2748
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
File Compression150.2 MB/s89.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser65.8 pages/s47.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering91.8 MP/sec69.6 MP/sec
Background Blur9.69 frames/s5.29 frames/s
Photo Processing23.2 frames/s19.1 frames/s
Image Detection53 frames/s35.2 frames/s
HDR90.3 MP/sec56.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.13 MP/sec2.76 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 72 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 42 FPS (Medium)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 58 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 66 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2050
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 4 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 256 64
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 10 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
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

Modem Snapdragon X62 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM6450 MT6781

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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