MediaTek Helio G90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G90 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 12 nm 7 nm
TDP 5 Watt 10 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek CorePilot Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 10 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 650
GPU Architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU frequency 720 MHz 670 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 64 512
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 1x 24MP + 1x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@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 Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2019 Quarter 3 2021 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM8250-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G90
342739
Snapdragon 870
700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G90
511
Snapdragon 870
991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G90
1632
Snapdragon 870
3362