Snapdragon 855 vs Helio G90
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G90 (Mali-G76MC4). 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
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Shows significantly better (up to 90%) AnTuTu 8 score – 422K vs 222K
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
- 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
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| 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 | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G76MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Cores | - | 4 |
| Number of ALUs | 384 | - |
| FLOPS | 899 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 48MP, 2x 24MP | 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 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | July 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | MediaTek Helio G90 official site |
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