Overview - Helio G99 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G99 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 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 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G99 12
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G99 79
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G99 36
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G99 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 103357 374214
GPU 86376 516258
Memory 89007 344248
UX 101683 259884
Total score 380423 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G99

  • Helio G99 has 1.57% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4266 vs 4200 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 36.36% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 (3000 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 10.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 (1100 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 292.88% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G99 (1,495 K vs 380 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G99.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 274.27% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G99 (64 vs 17.1 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G99 543
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G99 1740
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Helio G99 114.8
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Helio G99 14.3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Helio G99 36.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Helio G99 30.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Helio G99 16.4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Helio G99 1.73
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Helio G99 599.6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 8 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @120 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 32 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 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. 22
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • 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 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 36.36% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 10.00% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Helio G99 with a 1.57% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G99 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 292.88% better score (1494604 vs 380423).