Mediatek Helio G99 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest Helio G99 vs Snapdragon 720G SoCs, manufactured by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We’ve assessed the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark results, along with a detailed look at their technical specifications.
Review
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
Pros of Helio G99
- Helio G99 has 128.62% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G (4266 vs 1866 MHz).
- Helio G99 has 25.00% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G (6 vs 8 nm).
- Helio G99 has 41.33 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G (380 K vs 269 K).
- Helio G99 supports 22.93 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 720G ( 17.1 vs 13.91 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 720G
- Snapdragon 720G has 4.55 % higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 ( 2300 vs 2200 MHz).
- Snapdragon 720G has -25.00 % higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 ( 750 vs 1000 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 103357 | 98820 |
| GPU | 86376 | 71078 |
| Memory | 89007 | 47158 |
| UX | 101683 | 52126 |
| Total score | 380423 | 269182 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 1362 | 1037 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G99 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 1800MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2200MHz | 2300MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Valhall | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 32 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 256 |
| FLOPS | - | 435 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 17.1 Gbit/s | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 10 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS | 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 | 384 kHz/32 bit |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed 5G | - | - |
| Download speed 4G | - | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | - | - |
| Upload speed 4G | - | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2022 | January 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | - | SM7125 |
| Official page | Helio G99 official site | Snapdragon 720G official site |