MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G81

419

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

1136

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

3365

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.6-A
Lithography	12 nm	4 nm
TDP	5 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 720
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	975 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	48	512
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3360x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network		Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS