Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 vs Mediatek Helio G99

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Snapdragon 680 and Helio G99 SoCs, from Qualcomm and Mediatek 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 Snapdragon 680
  • Snapdragon 680 has 9.09% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 (2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 680 has 11.40% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 (1114 vs 1000 MHz).
Pros of Helio G99
  • Helio G99 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 680 ( 4266 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Helio G99 has 51.23 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 680 ( 380 K vs 252 K).
  • Helio G99 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 680 .
  • Helio G99 Support 0.59 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 680 ( 17.1 vs 17 GB/s).

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 81097 103357
GPU 38425 86376
Memory 68438 89007
UX 63600 101683
Total score 251560 380423

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 2 FPS 8 FPS
Score 443 1362

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2400MHz 2200MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - -

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
Architecture Adreno 610 Valhall
GPU frequency 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 96 32
Total shaders 192 64
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, 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 390 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2021 May 2022
Class Mid-range Mid range
Model number SM6225 -
Official page Snapdragon 680 official site Helio G99 official site