Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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 8s Gen 4
2082208
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU475806131367
GPU88131171737
Memory390065100728
UX335026118629
NanoReview Score2082208422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
n/a
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2154
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6880
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression293.2 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser196.7 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering221.6 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur24.1 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing63.9 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection154.6 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR217.4 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing8.01 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

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

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3210 2200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 825 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 512 32
Total shader 1024 64
FLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4200 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2025 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8735 MT6789

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
12 (92.31%)
1 (7.69%)
Total Votes: 13

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