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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