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
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- 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 58%) AnTuTu 9 score – 328K vs 208K
- 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 | 72014 | 91356 |
| GPU | 35497 | 79799 |
| Memory | 41094 | 59837 |
| UX | 59683 | 99762 |
| Total score | 208278 | 328891 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 88.7 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 12 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 24.1 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 18.3 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 11 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 1.76 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 487.4 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 96% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 374 | 1095 |
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 | 9 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 | 217 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. 12 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | 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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