Overview - Helio G99 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G99 vs Snapdragon 7s 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 G99 17
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G99 12
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G99 79
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G99 36
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G99 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 103357 149371
GPU 86376 232144
Memory 89007 105312
UX 101683 114446
Total score 380423 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G99

  • Helio G99 has 6.38% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1000 vs 940 MHz).
  • Helio G99 has 33.31% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4266 vs 3200 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 9.09% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 (2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 58.05% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G99 (601 K vs 380 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 49.71% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G99 (25.6 vs 17.1 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G99 543
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G99 1740
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Helio G99 114.8
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Helio G99 14.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Helio G99 36.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Helio G99 30.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Helio G99 16.4
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Helio G99 1.73
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Helio G99 599.6
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 8 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 32 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 2K 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 - Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • 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 G99

CPU
17%
GPU
12%
Memory
50%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 9.09% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G99 with a 6.38% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Helio G99 with a 33.31% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 58.05% better score (601273 vs 380423).