Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 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 665
235828
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU89694131367
GPU3438971737
Memory53247100728
UX58498118629
NanoReview Score235828422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
219
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test1 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
335
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
1166
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression74.6 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.1 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering49.3 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur1.7 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing9.53 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection14.3 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR44.3 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.22 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 29 FPS (Low) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 28 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 53 FPS (Low) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 57 FPS (Medium) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 30 FPS (High) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (1080x2340) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (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. 11 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 1.75 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 610 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 128 64
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 128 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 Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 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 2.1
UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 600 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 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 April, 2019 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM6125 MT6789

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