Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 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 865 Plus
737495
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU208809131367
GPU20426471737
Memory140912100728
UX183510118629
NanoReview Score737495422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
4180
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability82 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
1162
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
3276
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression153 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser87 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering104.3 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur10.4 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing29.5 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection77.8 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR104.9 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.11 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 74 FPS (Ultra) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 104 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (High) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS (Ultra) 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Asus ROG Phone 3 (1080x2340) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3100 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 10.3 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 650 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 698 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 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 1x200 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS 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 X55 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced July, 2020 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8250-AB MT6789

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below