Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
  • Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 521K vs 493K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Higher GPU frequency (~36%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
521686
493222
CPU 229840 182454
GPU 49950 44018
Memory 101579 129323
UX 140317 137427
Total score 521686 493222
Samples [7 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2048
1793
Asset compression 101.5 MB/sec 93.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 54.9 pages/sec 48.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 79.8 Mpixels/sec 65.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 42 images/sec 36 images/sec
HDR 66.8 Mpixels/sec 57.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.11 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 21.4 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.84 Mpixels/sec 2.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 4 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.15 images/sec 1.83 images/sec
Face detection 1.1 images/sec 0.91 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.63 Gpixels/sec 3.59 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 201.4 FPS 216.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 132
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 308 325
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
10369
8606
Web score 12259 7155
Video editing score 4529 5051
Data manipulation score 8023 7218
Photo editing score 23033 17332
Writing score 12626 9682
Phones tested 2 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-19 (RรธFรฎKรผL)AnTuTu 11584179
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Mark)AnTuTu 11403824
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-06 (Sean O)AnTuTu 11521686
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-15 (Chxp)AnTuTu 11523738
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Eddy)AnTuTu 11490749
MediaTek Helio G96
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Artem)AnTuTu 12533149
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro)Geekbench 6 CPU664 / 1929
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-22 (PowerS)AnTuTu 11550230
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-16 (Lahmacun)AnTuTu 11450527

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
2x 2.05 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 700 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 358.4 Gigaflops 121.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.1 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2022 June 2021
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM4375 MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 - MediaTek Helio G99

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Solo loner August 10, 2023 at 05:14 PM
For some reason, I can play genshin Highest settings at around 29 FPS But it only lasts for like 3-5 minutes then it throttles because it gets to hot.
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