MediaTek Helio G90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G90 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 G90

342739

Snapdragon 860

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G90

511

Snapdragon 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G90

1632

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 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	8	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	MediaTek CorePilot	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 10 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP4	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	720 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	4	3
Shaders	64	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 64MP, 1x 24MP + 1x 16MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@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	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS