MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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
4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold)
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 3000 million
TDP 5 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 10 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 540
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 500
GPU frequency 950 MHz 740 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 384
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 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 2K@30fps 4K@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 1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 2 2017 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6781 MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G96
336259
Snapdragon 835
308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G96
539
Snapdragon 835
383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G96
1168
Snapdragon 835
1694