Snapdragon 678 vs Helio G90T

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G90T (Mali-G76 MP4). 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 678
  • Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G90T
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
510711
496788
CPU 216553 198415
GPU 30227 52862
Memory 103694 100731
UX 160187 144780
Total score 510711 496788
Samples [3 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
714
Multi-Core Score
Helio G90T +11%
1749
Asset compression 89.8 MB/sec 91.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.8 pages/sec 47.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.4 Mpixels/sec 62.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.4 images/sec 35.2 images/sec
HDR 52.7 Mpixels/sec 55.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.96 images/sec 5.01 images/sec
Photo processing 9.43 images/sec 18 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.57 Mpixels/sec 2.56 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G90T +256%
1951
Background blur 1.12 images/sec 3 images/sec
Face detection 0.55 images/sec 1.83 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec 5.69 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 83.2 FPS 273.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 381
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8333
Web score 6057 7027
Video editing score 5351 5648
Data manipulation score 6444 6971
Photo editing score 14635 18399
Writing score 9952 8199
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]
52 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
41 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]
29 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]
55 FPS
[High]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1080 x 2340
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Sayato)AnTuTu510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)GeekBench CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)GeekBench CPU714 / 1577
MediaTek Helio G90T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Ammar)AnTuTu466935
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (hizuro)CPU Throttle90%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (hizuro)AnTuTu498114
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Suraj)AnTuTu448487
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (Edward)AnTuTu516976

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Helio G90T

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 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 2200 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 16 KB -
L2 cache 256 KB -
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G76 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU frequency 895 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 96
FLOPS 229.1 Gigaflops 153.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 MediaTek APU 2.0
NPU theoretical performance - 1 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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. 12 LTE Cat. 12
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 July 2019
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC MT6785V/CC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site MediaTek Helio G90T official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G99

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