Snapdragon 730 vs Helio P90
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P90 (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
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 8 score – 248K vs 216K
Pros of MediaTek Helio P90
- Higher GPU frequency (~94%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
| CPU | 94487 | 83211 |
| GPU | 64985 | 42905 |
| Memory | 49437 | 47737 |
| UX | 40297 | 45218 |
| Total score | 248109 | 216856 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 93.9 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 11.7 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 27 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 24.7 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 14 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 1.17 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 478.1 Krows/s | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 36 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Medium] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 35 FPS [Medium] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi9T 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730 and Helio P90CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 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 |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | PowerVR GM9446 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | PowerVR Rogue |
| GPU frequency | 500 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 12 |
| FLOPS | 386 Gigaflops | 124 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 DSP | APU 2.0 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | November 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7150-AA | MT6779 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site | MediaTek Helio P90 official site |
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