Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 855
610427
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU188722131367
GPU17250171737
Memory108871100728
UX140333118629
NanoReview Score610427422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
3013
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability82 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
930
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
2834
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression129.1 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser75.9 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering88.8 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur8.79 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing27.5 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection62.3 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR91.7 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.01 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Ultra) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 51 FPS (Ultra) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 57 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (1080x2340) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 Kryo 485 Silver)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 6.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 640 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 256 32
Total shader 768 64
FLOPS 898.5 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 690 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.13 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 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 X24 LTE, X50 5G n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1240 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 December, 2018 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8150 MT6789

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