Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 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 730
360125
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU130125131367
GPU7036571737
Memory65296100728
UX93626118629
NanoReview Score360125422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
738
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test4 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
691
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
1629
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression85.3 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser45.2 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering62.8 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur4.7 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing15.6 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection31.5 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR48.9 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.38 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 59 FPS (Medium) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 36 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Medium) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 35 FPS (Medium) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 30 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Mi9T (1080x2340) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold Cortex-A76)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 8 nm 6 nm
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 618 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 700 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 256 64
FLOPS 358.4 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 Qualcomm Hexagon 688 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 UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 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 X15 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 800 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 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 SM7150-AA MT6789

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