MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G81

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

955537

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G81

419

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1272

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

3804

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	12 nm	4 nm
TDP	5 Watt	5.3 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

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	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 730
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	820 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	48	768
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	8K@30fps
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		10 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS