Snapdragon 730G vs Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 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 730G
  • Performs 3.3x better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~21%)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 554K vs 533K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G99 +4%
554590
CPU 221636 218545
GPU 49363 43804
Memory 101374 156545
UX 161257 135696
Total score 533630 554590
Samples [3 tests] [313 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G99 +13%
2047
Asset compression 93.1 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 47.6 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 66.1 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34.7 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 55 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.3 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 16.2 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.76 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 89 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G99 +41%
1410
Background blur 2.29 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 1.12 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.62 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 202.8 FPS 251.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 346
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9196
Video editing score - 6615
Data manipulation score - 7349
Photo editing score - 25535
Writing score - 12807
Phones tested - 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 47 FPS
[High]
86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS
[Ultra]
37 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Medium]
-
Shadowgun Legends - 91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1080 x 2340
Cubot X70
1080 x 2408
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“˜ 2026-09-22 (Hlopni)AnTuTu 12585625
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (Stanislavikkk)AnTuTu 11533630
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (dapdep)AnTuTu 11506661
MediaTek Helio G99
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Joe)AnTuTu 12642231
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Josh Gay Is Back Again and Again)AnTuTu 12707841
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Josh Gay)AnTuTu 12698039
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Josh Gay Is Back Again)AnTuTu 12706364
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Lucas)AnTuTu 12607320

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730G and Helio G99

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 825 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 422.4 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 Yes

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 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K 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. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps 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 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AB MT6789
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G -
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
    - The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.

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vancodocton April 19, 2024 at 05:00 AM
Compare FPS of PUBGM has a problem when quality is different.
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