Snapdragon 660 vs Helio G96
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (with Adreno 512 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali-G57 MC2). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
- Announced 4-years and 2-months later
- Shows significantly better (up to 65%) AnTuTu 9 score – 337K vs 204K
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- Supports 23% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 13.9 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 71525 | 93181 |
| GPU | 35447 | 79892 |
| Memory | 36684 | 68049 |
| UX | 60543 | 93041 |
| Total score | 204282 | 337010 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 89.4 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 12.7 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 24.2 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 18.7 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 11 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 1.69 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 453.7 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 96% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 373 | 1168 |
Gaming
| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 660 and Helio G96CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 1.75 billion | - |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 512 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 218 Gigaflops | 243 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.9 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2017 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6115 | MT6781 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
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