Snapdragon 710 vs Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (with Adreno 616 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (Mali-G52 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 710
  • Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 12 nm)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score – 417K vs 365K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2x)
  • 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
417439
365001
CPU 159583 144055
GPU 38436 28590
Memory 80418 86093
UX 139002 106263
Total score 417439 365001
Samples [2 tests] [32 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G88 +4%
1375
Asset compression 75.4 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 33.6 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 52.5 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 13.3 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 34.6 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 12.1 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.12 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G88 +31%
1154
Background blur 1.39 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 0.59 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 2.61 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 149.5 FPS 168 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 3 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
228
181
Score 228 181
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G88 +18%
8575
Web score 6383 10167
Video editing score 5633 6126
Data manipulation score 5855 5214
Photo editing score 13187 18013
Writing score 7602 7926
Phones tested Less than 3 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 39 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 35 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 55 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
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 710
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-17 (Evgenie3311)AnTuTu 11417439
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 GPU880
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 CPU431 / 1320
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 GPU879
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 CPU433 / 1398
MediaTek Helio G88
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (R12 User)AnTuTu 12445418
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu 11365753
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu)AnTuTu 11378680

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 710 and Helio G88

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 384 KB -
L3 cache 1 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 616 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 504 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 256 48
FLOPS 258 Gigaflops 96 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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 13.41 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 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - Qualcomm Aqstic
- aptX
- aptX HD
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 LTE -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2018 June 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SDM710 MT6769H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G -

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