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Mediatek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Helio G96
VS
Snapdragon 685
Helio G96
Snapdragon 685

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Helio G96 and Snapdragon 685 SoCs, from Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. Our analysis delves into the performance of these 8-core processors, based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark results, providing detailed technical comparisons.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Helio G96
  • Helio G96 has 100.00% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (12 vs 6 nm).
  • Helio G96 has 25.62 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (339 K vs 270 K).
  • Helio G96 supports 53.85 % higher download speed than Snapdragon 685 ( 600 vs 390 Mbps).
Pros of Snapdragon 685
  • Snapdragon 685 has 36.59 % higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 ( 2800 vs 2050 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Helio G96
vs
Snapdragon 685

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 98570 81894
GPU 76840 39122
Memory 70017 77991
UX 94023 71216
Total score 339450 270223

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Score 1086 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G96 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1900MHz
Turbo Frequency 2050MHz 2800MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - -

Graphics

GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Adreno 610
Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz -
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 32 96
Total shaders 64 192
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 17 Gbit/s
Max size 10 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X11
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed 5G - -
Download speed 4G Up to 600 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced June 2021 March 2023
Class Mid-range Mid range
Model number MT6781 SM6225-AD
Official page Helio G96 official site Snapdragon 685 official site