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
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

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

CPU

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) - -

Graphics

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

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

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

Connectivity

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

Info

Announced December 2021 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 -
Official page Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Helio G99 official site