MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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 G96
336259
Snapdragon 430

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G96
539
Snapdragon 430
204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G96
1168
Snapdragon 430
821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million
TDP 5 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 10 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 505
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 950 MHz 450 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 32 48
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 2.1 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 21MP
Max Video Capture 2K@30fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 2 2015 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6781 MSM8937
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end