Snapdragon 730G vs Helio G96
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 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
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 730G
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
- Announced 2-years and 3-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
- Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.91 GB/s)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 98232 | 96288 |
| GPU | 90747 | 81608 |
| Memory | 51677 | 61602 |
| UX | 91328 | 93725 |
| Total score | 329862 | 330748 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 102.3 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 15.2 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 27.8 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 25 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 15.4 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 2.03 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 547.4 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 992 | 1099 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 47 FPS [High] |
72 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Medium] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 58 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
66 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 23 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 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 730G and Helio G96CPU
| 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 | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 825 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 422 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 | 14.91 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 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 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 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 | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7150-AB | MT6781 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
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