Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs MediaTek Helio G96

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs MediaTek Helio G96. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and MediaTek Helio G96
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 8s Gen 3
1481667
MediaTek Helio G96
381469
CPU381423123372
GPU50913570302
Memory33835289831
UX25275797964
NanoReview Score1481667381469
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Graphics Test67 fps6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
File Compression228.2 MB/s89.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser163 pages/s47.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering195.5 MP/sec69.6 MP/sec
Background Blur18 frames/s5.29 frames/s
Photo Processing52.1 frames/s19.1 frames/s
Image Detection125.2 frames/s35.2 frames/s
HDR176.4 MP/sec56.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.98 MP/sec2.76 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 72 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 42 FPS (Medium)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 58 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 66 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 2050
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 7.5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 735 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 256 32
Total shader 768 64
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 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 MediaTek APU

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 10 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 5G n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 6500 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8635 MT6781

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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