Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (with Adreno 613 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (Mali-G52 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 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 12 nm)
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 91% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score – 568K vs 365K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
568395
365001
CPU 201238 144055
GPU 46388 28590
Memory 157900 86093
UX 162869 106263
Total score 568395 365001
Samples [17 tests] [32 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2115
1375
Asset compression 113 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 56 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 83.7 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 44.7 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 72.7 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.33 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.15 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 14 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G88 +172%
1154
Background blur 0.62 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 0.32 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.34 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 25.4 FPS 168 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 5 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 181
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
9444
8575
Web score 9242 10167
Video editing score 4380 6126
Data manipulation score 7347 5214
Photo editing score 19716 18013
Writing score 13346 7926
Phones tested 8 models 11 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Sharwin)AnTuTu 12561406
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Googoo gaga)AnTuTu 11598730
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> LCSOnanoreviewGeekbench 6 CPU902 / 2038
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 -> LCSOnanoreviewAnTuTu 11618186
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Arun gurjar)AnTuTu 11531608
MediaTek Helio G88
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu 11365753
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu)AnTuTu 11378680
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis)AnTuTu 11373290

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 and Helio G88

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 613 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 955 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 48
FLOPS 244.5 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X61 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 7
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced June 2023 June 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM4450 MT6769H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site

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