Snapdragon 860 vs Helio G99
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 MC2). 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 860
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 17.1 GB/s)
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Shows significantly better (up to 49%) AnTuTu 9 score – 569K vs 381K
- 35% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Announced 3-years and 2-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 147657 | 105184 |
| GPU | 207179 | 85897 |
| Memory | 100644 | 91375 |
| UX | 111058 | 96744 |
| Total score | 569104 | 381275 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 142.1 Mpixels/s | 114.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 19.9 images/s | 14.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 45.1 words/s | 36.1 words/s |
| Machine learning | 44.8 images/s | 30.2 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 22.6 images/s | 16.4 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.67 Mnodes/s | 1.73 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 774 Krows/s | 599.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Score | 3456 | 1362 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 98 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
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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 860 and Helio G99CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2960 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | - |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 384 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 1037 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 | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K 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. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site | MediaTek Helio G99 official site |
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