Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Helio G25
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G25 (PowerVR GE8320). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Performs 80.8x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 19.1x) AnTuTu 11 score โ 3126K vs 163K
- Supports 510% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 13.9 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 12 nm)
- 116% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2000 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~69%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G25
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 77541 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 14691 |
| Memory | 427210 | 29116 |
| UX | 671910 | 42375 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 163723 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 148 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 100 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | - |
| Stability | 51% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 4789 |
| Video editing score | 8458 | 4460 |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | 3442 |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | 8787 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 4086 |
| Phones tested | 36 models | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-09 (Harsh) | AnTuTu | 3242325 |
| ๐ 2026-09-03 (Khao D) | AnTuTu | 3059889 |
| ๐ 2026-09-02 (Shaunie) | AnTuTu | 3212567 |
| ๐ 2026-08-31 (Bahodir) | AnTuTu | 3143183 |
| ๐ 2026-08-31 (thor) | AnTuTu | 3101294 |
MediaTek Helio G25
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Helio G25CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix M) |
4x 2 GHz โ Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz โ Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 2 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 41.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2400 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | June 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | MT6762G |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | MediaTek Helio G25 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyโ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsโand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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