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29

Points
Mediatek Helio G96

Helio G96

60

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Overview - Helio G96 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G96 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 8 Gen 2 47
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G96 12
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G96 57
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G96 29
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 60
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G96 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU 98570 270867
GPU 76840 567801
Memory 70017 239879
UX 94023 198202
Total score 339450 1276749
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 56.1% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (3200 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 3.16% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G96 (980 vs 950 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Helio G96 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 66.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (4 vs 12 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 276.12% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G96 (1,277 K vs 339 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G96.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G96 544
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1490

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G96 1884
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5198

Image compression

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 251.3

Face detection

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46.2

Speech recognition

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 122.9

Machine learning

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 114.1

Camera shooting

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 51.7

HTML 5

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5.81

SQLite

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Helio G96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1510

3DMark

6%
Helio G96
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Stability %

Graphics test 81 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10 HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

51%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 12 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Adreno 740
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 980 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 32 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - -
  • Max Size 10 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5x
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1 x 200 MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU
47%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 56.10% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2050 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 3.16% higher GPU clock speed (980 MHz vs 950 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 66.67% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G96 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 276.12% better score (1276749 vs 339450).

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