Snapdragon 730G vs Helio G95

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G95 (Mali-G76 MP4). 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 730G
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G95
  • Higher GPU frequency (~9%)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • 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
535127
CPU 221636 198562
GPU 49363 57845
Memory 101374 113958
UX 161257 164762
Total score 533630 535127
Samples [3 tests] [24 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G95 +5%
1908
Asset compression 93.1 MB/sec 93.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 47.6 pages/sec 50.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 66.1 Mpixels/sec 71.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34.7 images/sec 36.8 images/sec
HDR 55 Mpixels/sec 61 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.3 images/sec 5.29 images/sec
Photo processing 16.2 images/sec 19.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.76 Mpixels/sec 2.86 Mpixels/sec
Samples 89 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G95 +113%
2137
Background blur 2.29 images/sec 3.45 images/sec
Face detection 1.12 images/sec 1.88 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.62 Gpixels/sec 6.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 202.8 FPS 303.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 177
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 421
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 6290
Video editing score - 6017
Data manipulation score - 6984
Photo editing score - 17761
Writing score - 9390
Phones tested - 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 47 FPS
[High]
51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS
[Ultra]
38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Medium]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 57 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
48 FPS
[High]
Genshin Impact - 27 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1080 x 2340
Realme 7
1080 x 2400
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 730G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (Stanislavikkk)AnTuTu533630
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (dapdep)AnTuTu506661
MediaTek Helio G95
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash)AnTuTu545523
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah)GeekBench CPU665 / 1754
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint)AnTuTu502377
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (alvyan)AnTuTu545793
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Vadim250905)GeekBench CPU650 / 1574

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730G and Helio G95

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 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-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G76 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU frequency 825 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 256 96
FLOPS 422.4 Gigaflops 172.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 MediaTek APU
NPU theoretical performance - 1 TOPS

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
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 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- 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, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced April 2019 September 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AB MT6785V/CD
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site MediaTek Helio G95 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G - MediaTek Helio G99

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Nameless. March 24, 2023 at 11:07 PM
Does the G95 has wifi has 2x2 stream mu-mimo antenna? or only 1x1? Thanks
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Oscar October 8, 2021 at 04:06 AM
G95 is way better. I used both processors in everyday use. G95 is much snappier in every way. I always used Qualcomm Snapdragon processors and it's my first ever MediaTek Helio processor and I'm really impressed.
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Guest User April 15, 2021 at 12:03 PM
Very informative Article. Very visually efficient. I think Snapdragon 730G is more powerful than MTK g95
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