Snapdragon 678 vs Helio P95

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P95 (PowerVR GM9446). 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 48% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 11 score – 510K vs 380K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 7% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.91 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Helio P95
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
  • 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
380202
CPU 216553 141693
GPU 30227 50250
Memory 103694 68887
UX 160187 119372
Total score 510711 380202
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
714
456
Multi-Core Score
1577
1541
Asset compression 89.8 MB/sec 81.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.8 pages/sec 44.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.4 Mpixels/sec 56.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.4 images/sec 27 images/sec
HDR 52.7 Mpixels/sec 48.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.96 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Photo processing 9.43 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.57 Mpixels/sec 2.42 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 52 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.12 images/sec -
Face detection 0.55 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 83.2 FPS -
API Vulkan -

PCMark 3.0

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

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
-
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
-
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400
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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 P95
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Helio P95

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 16 KB -
L2 cache 256 KB 1 MB
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 PowerVR GM9446
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR Series9XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 895 MHz 970 MHz
Pipelines 1 8
Shading units 128 8
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 229.1 Gigaflops 155.2 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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 13.91 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 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, 2x 24MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 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 February 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC MT6779V/CV
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site MediaTek Helio P95 official site

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