Snapdragon 710 vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (with Adreno 616 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali G57 MC2). 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/Vulcan
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
  • Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 12 nm)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Announced 3-years and 1-month later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~46%)
  • Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 9 score – 334K vs 257K
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G96 +30%
334262
CPU 73587 96288
GPU 72514 81608
Memory 35412 61602
UX 75197 93725
Total score 257815 334262

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G96 +38%
541
Multi-Core Score
Helio G96 +30%
1883
Image compression 76 Mpixels/s -
Face detection 14.3 images/s -
Speech recognition 26 words/s -
Machine learning 22 images/s -
Camera shooting 12 images/s -
HTML 5 1.76 Mnodes/s -
SQLite 473.1 Krows/s -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Helio G96 +100%
1099
Stability 96% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 6 FPS
Score 549 1099

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 39 FPS
[Ultra]
72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 35 FPS
[Ultra]
42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 55 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1080 x 2400
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 G96

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 384 KB -
L3 cache 1 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 5.3 billion -
TDP 6 W -

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 616 Mali G57 MC2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU frequency 650 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 128 32
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 2x 192MP, 1x 32MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs Qualcomm Aqstic, aptX, aptX HD AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 LTE -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2018 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SDM710 MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site

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