Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 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 7 Gen 3
817003
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU263765131367
GPU26115571737
Memory137609100728
UX154474118629
NanoReview Score817003422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Test35 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression164.1 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser92.9 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering120.1 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur12 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing29.6 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection65.2 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR105.1 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.38 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

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

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2630 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 720 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 256 32
Total shader 512 64
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 12 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
UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2880x1800 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM7550-AB MT6789

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
29 (93.55%)
2 (6.45%)
Total Votes: 31

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