Snapdragon 778G vs Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (with Adreno 642 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 778G
  • Performs 4.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 41%) AnTuTu 11 score – 783K vs 554K
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
  • Higher GPU frequency (~82%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
783606
554590
CPU 326426 218545
GPU 101452 43804
Memory 119484 156545
UX 236244 135696
Total score 783606 554590
Samples [113 tests] [313 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1017
727
Multi-Core Score
2943
2047
Asset compression 157.1 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.7 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.9 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 55.4 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 91.1 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.17 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 68 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
2148
1410
Background blur 3.5 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.75 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 370.4 FPS 251.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 26 tests 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
225
135
Score 225 135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
686
346
Score 686 346
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12246
10608
Web score 10945 9196
Video editing score 6994 6615
Data manipulation score 9642 7349
Photo editing score 24463 25535
Writing score 14285 12807
Phones tested 11 models 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[High]
86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS
[Ultra]
37 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Ultra]
91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 94 FPS
[Ultra]
66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 53 FPS
[High]
48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400
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 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> FlopsAnTuTu 12831230
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (Bunny)Geekbench 7 GPU1188
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (Bunny)Geekbench 7 CPU663 / 2476
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (Bunny)Geekbench 7 CPU663 / 2476
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (tosaino)AnTuTu 12806833
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 778G and Helio G99

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 550 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 512 64
FLOPS 563.2 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 770 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP 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 X53 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2021 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7325 MT6789
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G -
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.

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
2599 (82.9%)
537 (17.1%)
Total votes: 3136

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Mr cpu August 14, 2024 at 07:39 PM
Helio G99 is a great mid-range processor, 100 times better than Snapdragon 695. It is on par with Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 778G, or even better.
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Anonymous August 17, 2024 at 09:58 PM
The G99 is not close in performance to the 778g or dimensity 1080, the difference is like night and day
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Incognito March 9, 2026 at 07:02 PM
Anonymous, You're right. Also, Snapdragon 695 5G outperforms G99 slightly. Having Cortex-A78 cores compared to Cortex-A76 on G99.
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Marusa August 26, 2026 at 04:51 AM
bro this is simply not true at all
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Max July 26, 2024 at 11:17 AM
778G has better power; How did G99 get 90 FPS on PUBG When 778G couldnt?
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nonymous August 7, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Cause G99 settings is set to LOW and 778G set to HIGH
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Max August 12, 2024 at 09:12 PM
nonymous, Even 778G doesn't have 90 FPS option in low; how could G99 have it?
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.hello September 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Max, They use graphique tool to see the max performance of g99
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Muneeb October 8, 2024 at 10:02 AM
G99 really only gets 45 fps in PUBG
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Ahmad November 6, 2024 at 09:46 AM
Muneeb, My G99 gets 30 fps l
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