Snapdragon 678 vs Helio G95

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G95 (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 33% better in floating-point computations
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G95
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 535K vs 510K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G95 +5%
535127
CPU 216553 198562
GPU 30227 57845
Memory 103694 113958
UX 160187 164762
Total score 510711 535127
Samples [3 tests] [24 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G95 +21%
1908
Asset compression 89.8 MB/sec 93.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.8 pages/sec 50.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.4 Mpixels/sec 71.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.4 images/sec 36.8 images/sec
HDR 52.7 Mpixels/sec 61 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.96 images/sec 5.29 images/sec
Photo processing 9.43 images/sec 19.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.57 Mpixels/sec 2.86 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G95 +290%
2137
Background blur 1.12 images/sec 3.45 images/sec
Face detection 0.55 images/sec 1.88 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec 6.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 83.2 FPS 303.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 177
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 421
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G95 +6%
8389
Web score 6057 6290
Video editing score 5351 6017
Data manipulation score 6444 6984
Photo editing score 14635 17761
Writing score 9952 9390
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]
51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
57 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
48 FPS
[High]
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400
Realme 7
1080 x 2400
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)AnTuTu 11510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)Geekbench 6 CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu 11447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)Geekbench 6 CPU714 / 1577
MediaTek Helio G95
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Nurbakhyt)AnTuTu 12590155
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash)AnTuTu 11545523
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah)Geekbench 6 CPU665 / 1754
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint)AnTuTu 11502377
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu 11545793

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Helio G95

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 900 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 96
FLOPS 229.1 Gigaflops 172.8 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
NPU theoretical performance - 1 TOPS

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 24MP
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 September 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC MT6785V/CD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site MediaTek Helio G95 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G99

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ItzRandom January 19, 2023 at 10:12 PM
My phone is a Redmi note 10S. It performs A+ for its price in all aspects.
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