Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Helio G80
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 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
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 37.1x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 9.8x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3126K vs 318K
- Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size than the Helio G80
- Supports 532% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 13.41 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 12 nm)
- 116% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2000 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 139627 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 16620 |
| Memory | 427210 | 79612 |
| UX | 671910 | 82180 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 318039 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [27 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 78.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 37.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 54.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 26.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 46.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 4.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 13.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 2.37 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 14 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 1.75 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 3.35 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 126.7 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 100 tests | 9 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 | 173 |
| Stability | 51% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 5872 |
| Video editing score | 8458 | 4857 |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | 5981 |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | 11129 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 6856 |
| Phones tested | 36 models | 5 models |
Gaming
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-29 (VortexGen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3414404 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Projeto_11) | AnTuTu 12 | 3618549 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Chris.D) | AnTuTu 12 | 3940532 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3325373 |
| π 2026-09-28 (PenPen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3242949 |
MediaTek Helio G80
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones) | AnTuTu 11 | 275902 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214) | AnTuTu 11 | 243104 |
| π 2026-07-01 (Rolex) | AnTuTu 11 | 314721 |
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1028 |
| π 2026-06-24 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 334947 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Helio G80CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 91.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 13.41 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| 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 100 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 | February 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | MT6769T |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | MediaTek Helio G80 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Helio G88 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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