Snapdragon 855 vs Helio G90
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G90 (Mali-G76 MC4). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 5.2x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 53%) AnTuTu 9 score – 523K vs 342K
- 42% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G90
- Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
- Announced 8-months later
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 141111 | 94940 |
| GPU | 184880 | 92912 |
| Memory | 76857 | 57919 |
| UX | 115836 | 94897 |
| Total score | 523457 | 342666 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 153.4 Mpixels/s | 96.2 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 21 images/s | 14.1 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 45.7 words/s | 30.5 words/s |
| Machine learning | 48 images/s | 26.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 26.2 images/s | 13.4 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.44 Mnodes/s | 1.9 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 846.9 Krows/s | 495.8 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Score | 3086 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Helio G90CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 768 KB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP | 10 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G76 MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 384 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 899 Gigaflops | 172.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 16 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Da Vinci |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | July 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | MT6785 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | MediaTek Helio G90 official site |
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