MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480. 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-A75
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold)
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 12 nm 8 nm
TDP 5 Watt 3 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 10 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 619
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 128
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.1 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 2520x1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 2K@30fps FullHD@60fps
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 2.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.66 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 2 2021 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6781 SM4350
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G96
336259
Snapdragon 480
323853

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G96
539
Snapdragon 480
504

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G96
1168
Snapdragon 480
1643