Snapdragon 450 vs Helio P22
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P22 (PowerVR GE8320). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
- Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Helio P22
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (12.8 against 7.46 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 77206 | 85812 |
| GPU | 13090 | 10879 |
| Memory | 42227 | 50196 |
| UX | 44195 | 30667 |
| Total score | 176718 | 177554 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 48.5 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 23.8 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 36.5 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 9.42 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 25.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 0.91 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 5.11 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 1.36 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 2 tests | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 4945 |
| Video editing score | - | 3896 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 3865 |
| Photo editing score | - | 7536 |
| Writing score | - | 4840 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-06-27 (Johirul Islam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 301 / 831 |
MediaTek Helio P22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 (AhmedEmad) | AnTuTu 11 | 177554 |
| π 2025-12-21 (Shivansh) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 450 and Helio P22CPU
| Architecture | 8x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A53 | 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 4 |
| Shading units | 48 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 57.6 Gigaflops | 41.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | CorePilot |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gb/s | 12.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 1600 x 720 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | June 2017 | May 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SDM450 | MT6762R |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 official site | MediaTek Helio P22 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 | - |
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