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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Helio G100

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Helio G100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Helio G100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G100 (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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (4)

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 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 13.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 201% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 575K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • 36% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio G100
  • Higher GPU frequency (~22%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Helio G100

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +125%
1294871
Helio G100
575630
CPU 490530 199433
GPU 202615 44194
Memory 221583 155279
UX 380143 176724
Total score 1294871 575630
Samples [90 tests] [133 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +108%
4188
Helio G100
2014
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 99.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 50.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 61.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 17.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 2.88 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +288%
5692
Helio G100
1467
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 2.2 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 1.08 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 4.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 251.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 146
Stability - 97%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 -
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +27%
13509
Helio G100
10665
Web score 13237 10489
Video editing score 7311 6308
Data manipulation score 10976 7401
Photo editing score 27827 24558
Writing score 15631 12509
Phones tested 16 models 14 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
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 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
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MediaTek Helio G100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> MarvinAnTuTu 12713020
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44AnTuTu 11562129
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44AnTuTu 12661409
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> vlaxxAnTuTu 12676283
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (vlaxx)AnTuTu 12676283
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Helio G100

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 32
Total shaders 1024 64
FLOPS 1675.3 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 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 August 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6789H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Helio G100 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Helio G200

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Comments

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Amani May 23, 2025 at 08:09 AM
I want to buy Redmi but between 14pro and Pro14+ i need a better processor one please advise me
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Emmex May 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Go for an older flagship than a recent midrange. I can assure you that my redmi note 15 isn't better than an S20 and I'd still even choose an S10 over it. Helio chipset are only meant for scrolling. The gaming performance is an absolute disgrace to tech innovation honestly
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Anonymous May 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Emmex, But then, you’d significantly sacrifice battery life and futureproofing and future app/OS support, an older flagship that’s more than 2 years old is never worth it.
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Emmex August 13, 2026 at 03:54 PM
Anonymous , Dude how ass can your reply actually be πŸ™πŸ˜­. "An older flagship more than 2 years is never worth it" so in your jurisdiction an s24ultra is significantly weaker than an A57, don't make me laugh. The only thing to consider is battery in which there are + series with bigger battery and with a flagship lvl chip like the 8gen 1 the 4700mah would last similarly to a 6000mah with a Midrange chip like a g100. Obviously you're gonna get slight trade off but what's so bad at charging your phone twice a day huh. And your talking about security and future updates, bruh i know someone using an S10 in 2026 and his phone works just fine, he can download whatever app he wants without getting notifications of software update, the rumour of virus entering your phone due to lower software version is honestly baloney, unless the user like entering restricted apps on the web or click pop up links. Dude even an iPhone 7 has noticeably better features than the redmi note 15 no cap. The battery of the iPhone 7 is ass yes but the cameras are miles ahead it despite coming out in 2016, 9years difference and it still couldn't beat it. The A10 bionic has a noticeable better raw power, the chip throttles fast yes within literally 2mins, but the GPU and CPU efficiency is better than the g100. I was playing farligh 84 back in 2025 and I tested these two phones, the iPhone 7 can carry up to hd graphics with 50fps settings, it's actually unplayable cus of lags and throttling so I put it on lowest for better performance, the g100 could only carry balanced graphics at 50fps and it was just as laggy as the iPhone 7 despite having lesser graphics config. And in farligh84 the graphics are; "minimal, smooth, balanced, hd, HDR, extreme and peak". Honestly speaking most flagship of 4years ago is undoubtedly better than Morden Midrand. With the sole exception of Poco series of course, they have the potential to rival older flagship and beat them majorly in cases of performance and daily usability but not features and cameras
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