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Mediatek Helio G96

Helio G96

29

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678
Overview - Helio G96 Vs Snapdragon 678

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G96 vs Snapdragon 678 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G96 17
Snapdragon 678 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G96 12
Snapdragon 678 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G96 57
Snapdragon 678 61
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G96 29
Snapdragon 678 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G96 Snapdragon 678
CPU 98570 101216
GPU 76840 51346
Memory 70017 48181
UX 94023 82701
Total score 339450 283444
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G96

  • Helio G96 has 12.43% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (950 vs 845 MHz).
  • Helio G96 has 19.76% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (339 K vs 283 K).
  • Helio G96 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • Snapdragon 678 has 7.32% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (2200 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 678 has 8.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (11 vs 12 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G96 544
Snapdragon 678 529

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G96 1884
Snapdragon 678 1536

Image compression

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 102.2

Face detection

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 14.5

Speech recognition

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 27.8

Machine learning

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 23.7

Camera shooting

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 13.7

HTML 5

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 2.05

SQLite

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 678 527.2

3DMark

6%
Helio G96
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz FHD+ @ 120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

51%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - 16 KB
  • L2 cache - 0.256 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 12 nm 11 nm
  • Transistor count - 12 Billion
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Adreno 612
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 845 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 32 96
  • FLOPS - 354 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 14.9 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 2 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 685
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X12
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 12
  • 5G support No No
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 600 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Helio G96

Mediatek Helio G96
CPU
17%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 678?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 678 with a 7.32% higher clock speed (2200 MHz vs 2050 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 678?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G96 with a 12.43% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 678?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 678 with a 8.33% smaller transistor size (11 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 678?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Helio G96 with a 19.76% better score (339450 vs 283444).