Snapdragon 675 vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali-G57 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
  • Performs 33% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Announced 2-years and 8-months later
  • Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 10 score – 383K vs 332K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G96 +15%
383614
CPU 129164 125262
GPU 53599 70829
Memory 62191 84622
UX 88224 106576
Total score 332143 383614

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G96 +9%
1846
Asset compression 86.2 MB/sec 89.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 44.6 pages/sec 47.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 57.2 Mpixels/sec 69.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34 images/sec 35.2 images/sec
HDR 53.9 Mpixels/sec 56.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.26 images/sec 5.29 images/sec
Photo processing 18.4 images/sec 19.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.51 Mpixels/sec 2.76 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G96 +130%
1231
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Helio G96 +185%
1154
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 6 FPS
Score 405 1154

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
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 675 and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 845 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 96 64
Total shaders 192 128
FLOPS 324.4 Gigaflops 243 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2018 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SDM675 MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site

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