Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 860
643690
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU189310131367
GPU15562171737
Memory121534100728
UX177225118629
NanoReview Score643690422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
3456
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test20 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
988
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2560
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression115.2 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser67.6 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering89.4 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur7.65 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing26.4 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection53.8 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR79.4 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.58 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Ultra) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 56 FPS (Ultra) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 56 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (1080x2400) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2960 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 675 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 256 32
Total shader 768 64
FLOPS 1036.8 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 3.1
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 5.1 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2019 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8150-AC MT6789

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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