Snapdragon 778G Plus vs Helio G80

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus (with Adreno 642 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G80 (Mali-G52 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 Plus
  • Performs 6.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.6x) AnTuTu 11 score – 820K vs 318K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Supports 91% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 13.41 GB/s)
  • 25% higher CPU clock speed (2500 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
  • Higher GPU frequency (~56%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
820210
318039
CPU 326258 139627
GPU 98347 16620
Memory 163894 79612
UX 231711 82180
Total score 820210 318039
Samples [16 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 159.4 MB/sec 78.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 77 pages/sec 37.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 118.3 Mpixels/sec 54.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 59 images/sec 26.9 images/sec
HDR 94.8 Mpixels/sec 46.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.5 images/sec 4.1 images/sec
Photo processing 27.9 images/sec 13.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.46 Mpixels/sec 2.37 Mpixels/sec
Samples 11 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.54 images/sec 1.75 images/sec
Face detection 2.85 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.62 Gpixels/sec 3.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 267.6 FPS 126.7 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 9 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 735 173
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10381 5872
Video editing score 7005 4857
Data manipulation score 9312 5981
Photo editing score 23875 11129
Writing score 13809 6856
Phones tested - 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 30 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 30 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 52 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 53 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 54 FPS
[High]
Device - Realme 6i
720 x 1600
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 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu 11759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu 11895081
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012
MediaTek Helio G80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G Plus and Helio G80

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.5 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 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2500 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB 320 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 608 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 24
Total shaders 512 48
FLOPS 622.6 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 48MP, 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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X53 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 7
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2021 February 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM7325-AE MT6769T
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site MediaTek Helio G80 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G - MediaTek Helio G88

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