Snapdragon 439 vs Helio G80

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (with Adreno 505 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G80 (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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
  • Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • Supports 110% higher memory bandwidth (13.41 against 6.4 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 9 score – 224K vs 110K
  • Announced 1-year and 8-months later
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G80 +103%
224679
CPU 36658 73176
GPU 14270 36995
Memory 23287 46580
UX 36323 67339
Total score 110714 224679

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G80 +98%
353
Multi-Core Score
Helio G80 +62%
1310
Image compression 61.5 Mpixels/s 79.2 Mpixels/s
Face detection 8.25 images/s 11.9 images/s
Speech recognition 15.9 words/s 23.4 words/s
Machine learning 11.1 images/s 17.4 images/s
Camera shooting 5.19 images/s 8.63 images/s
HTML 5 0.8876000000000001 Mnodes/s 1.53 Mnodes/s
SQLite 297.8 Krows/s 416 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Score - 682

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 46 FPS
[Low]
30 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 31 FPS
[Low]
30 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 21 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 37 FPS
[Low]
52 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 32 FPS
[Ultra]
53 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 29 FPS
[Ultra]
54 FPS
[High]
Device - Realme 6i
720 x 1600
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 439 and Helio G80

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 5.5 billion -
TDP 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 505 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 500 Bifrost
GPU frequency 450 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shading units 96 32
FLOPS 48 Gigaflops 54.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 11.2 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 800 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 1x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 6.4 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 5 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 536 Neural Engine
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 1920 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X6 -
4G support LTE Cat. 4 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 75 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced June 2018 February 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SDM439 MT6769T
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site MediaTek Helio G80 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Helio G80 and Snapdragon 439, or ask any questions
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karthick 19 December 2020 11:45
in g80 can we play 4k video?
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Ayush pandey 16 August 2020 12:20
Which processor is best for gaming?
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G80 13 September 2020 10:02
G80 is better than snapdragon 439
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Robin deb 23 December 2020 10:05
G80, Yes. It is very good
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