Snapdragon 660 vs Helio G88
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (with Adreno 512 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
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 660
- Performs 73% better in floating-point computations
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
- Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score β 365K vs 347K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 154446 | 144055 |
| GPU | 25654 | 28590 |
| Memory | 73588 | 86093 |
| UX | 94307 | 106263 |
| Total score | 347995 | 365001 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [32 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 76.5 MB/sec | 74.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.7 pages/sec | 37.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 49.7 Mpixels/sec | 50.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 10.5 images/sec | 26 images/sec |
| HDR | 40 Mpixels/sec | 45.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.67 images/sec | 3.14 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 8.15 images/sec | 13.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.84 Mpixels/sec | 2.11 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 5 tests | 15 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.55 images/sec | 1.92 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.43 images/sec | 1.09 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 0.57 Gpixels/sec | 3.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 35.8 FPS | 168 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | - | 4 tests |
3DMark
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
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5521 | 10167 |
| Video editing score | 5256 | 6126 |
| Data manipulation score | 5354 | 5214 |
| Photo editing score | 10096 | 18013 |
| Writing score | 6394 | 7926 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 11 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Mihnea) | GeekBench CPU | 359 / 1318 |
| π 2026-02-26 (4x4) | AnTuTu | 341240 |
| π 2026-01-25 (Seeker) | AnTuTu | 347995 |
| π 2026-01-07 (udachnik) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔn CΓ΄ng) | GeekBench CPU | 357 / 1312 |
MediaTek Helio G88
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-02 (Nlinh) | AnTuTu | 388036 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Tamim) | AnTuTu | 365753 |
| π 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ) | AnTuTu | 375099 |
| π 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu) | AnTuTu | 378680 |
| π 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis) | AnTuTu | 373290 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 660 and Helio G88CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 1.75 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 512 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 647 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 165.6 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | MediaTek APU |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.9 Gb/s | 13.41 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | May 2017 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SDM660 | MT6769H |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | - |
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