Snapdragon 732G vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (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 732G
  • Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2050 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score – 531K vs 493K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
531656
493222
CPU 216427 182454
GPU 52851 44018
Memory 101029 129323
UX 161349 137427
Total score 531656 493222
Samples [51 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
752
674
Multi-Core Score
1819
1793
Asset compression 92.9 MB/sec 93.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 46.3 pages/sec 48.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 61.8 Mpixels/sec 65.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 36 images/sec 36 images/sec
HDR 54.4 Mpixels/sec 57.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.62 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 14.8 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.69 Mpixels/sec 2.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 15 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1296
1232
Background blur 2.03 images/sec 1.83 images/sec
Face detection 0.84 images/sec 0.91 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 4.07 Gpixels/sec 3.59 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 230.7 FPS 216.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 10 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 132
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 336 325
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8939
8606
Web score 7730 7155
Video editing score 6240 5051
Data manipulation score 7769 7218
Photo editing score 15572 17332
Writing score 9698 9682
Phones tested 4 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 46 FPS
[Ultra]
72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 36 FPS
[Ultra]
42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 38 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 63 FPS
[Low]
58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 61 FPS
[Ultra]
66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
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 732G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12610548
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12592191
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__)AnTuTu 11548347
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo)AnTuTu 11527475
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX)AnTuTu 11575576
MediaTek Helio G96
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (nur)AnTuTu 12623444
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Artem)AnTuTu 12533149
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro)Geekbench 6 CPU664 / 1929
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 (PowerS)AnTuTu 11550230

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 732G and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 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 2300 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-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-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 800 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 409.6 Gigaflops 121.6 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 MediaTek APU

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 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 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 30FPS 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 Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2020 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AC MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G99

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Redmi Note 10 pro max March 2, 2023 at 06:44 AM
The efficiency of sd 732g is really good for long gaming sessions... I have played Apex legends on Normal setting and Max Fps and getting 50 fps constantly. But yes there are occasional stutters here and there
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