MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	48	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network		Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS