MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	48	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	4K@120fps
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		1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS