Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Helio G99
We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has
36.36%
higher CPU clock speed than
Helio G99 (3000 vs 2200 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has
-20.00%
higher GPU clock speed than
Helio G99 (800 vs 1000
MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has
33.33%
smaller sized transistor
than
Helio G99
(4
vs 6 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
has
172.52
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Helio G99 (1037 K vs
380
K).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Helio G99.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
supports
199.42
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Helio G99
(
51.2
vs
17.1
MHz).
Pros of Helio G99
Helio G99
has
33.31
%
higher
memory
frequency
than
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
(
4266
vs
3200
MHz).
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
249768
103357
GPU
448381
86376
Memory
172528
89007
UX
166045
101683
Total score
1036722
380423
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
88%
99%
Graphics test
54 FPS
8 FPS
Score
9041
1362
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2,3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
1800MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3000MHz
2200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
-
-
L2 cache
1 MB
-
L3 cache
4 MB
-
Process
4 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
-
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali-G57 MC2
Architecture
Adreno 700
Valhall
GPU frequency
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Pipelines
3
2
Shading units
768
32
Total shaders
1536
64
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4266 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
17.1 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
10 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
2K at 30FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
Snapdragon X65
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 13
5G support
Yes
No
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
-
Download speed 4G
Up to 2560 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3072 Mbps
-
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC