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 4x 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 13%) AnTuTu 10 score – 308K vs 272K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
  • Announced 3-years and 1-month later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • 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
308571
272980
CPU 89157 90479
GPU 68651 41484
Memory 65211 67690
UX 85188 70892
Total score 308571 272980

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 71 MB/sec 73.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 44.5 pages/sec 39.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 55.8 Mpixels/sec 50.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 13 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
HDR 45.6 Mpixels/sec 42 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.65 images/sec 3.26 images/sec
Photo processing 13.9 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.02 Mpixels/sec 2.13 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G88 +31%
1130
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Helio G88 +35%
744
Stability 96% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 4 FPS
Score 550 744

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.

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 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 616 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 256 48
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 96 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 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
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

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