Mediatek Helio G99 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

We’ve meticulously compared the recently released Helio G99 vs Snapdragon 765G SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. This comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their 8-core CPUs, backed by performance metrics from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical specifications.

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 G99
  • Helio G99 has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 765G (4266 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Helio G99 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 765G (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Helio G99 has 16.41 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 765G (380 K vs 327 K).
  • Helio G99 supports 0.59 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 765G ( 17.1 vs 17 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 765G
  • Snapdragon 765G has 9.09 % higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 ( 2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 765G has -25.00 % higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 ( 750 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 765G has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G99 .

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 103357 103525
GPU 86376 93952
Memory 89007 65499
UX 101683 63810
Total score 380423 326786

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% 99%
Graphics test 8 FPS 10 FPS
Score 1362 1686

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G99 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
1x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2200MHz 2400MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.3-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 620
Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 750 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 32 192
Total shaders 64 384
FLOPS - 576 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 696

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max size 10 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3200 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X52
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed 5G - Up to 3700 Mbps
Download speed 4G - Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 December 2019
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number - SM7250-AB
Official page Helio G99 official site Snapdragon 765G official site