Snapdragon 888 vs Helio G96
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali-G57 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 888
- Performs 10.6x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 199% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 17.1 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1135K vs 493K
- 39% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2050 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
- Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 182454 |
| GPU | 233383 | 44018 |
| Memory | 188085 | 129323 |
| UX | 308291 | 137427 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 493222 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [15 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 93.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 48.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 65.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 36 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 57.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 5.54 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 18.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 2.77 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 10 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 1.83 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 0.91 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 3.59 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 216.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 19 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | 132 |
| Stability | 77% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | 325 |
| Stability | 91% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 7155 |
| Video editing score | 7638 | 5051 |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | 7218 |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | 17332 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 9682 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | 5 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
72 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
66 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
23 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 |
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-16 (Horizon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1205405 |
| π 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1321279 |
| π 2026-10-12 (Executedream) | AnTuTu 12 | 1200645 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Nam) | AnTuTu 12 | 1163847 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
MediaTek Helio G96
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-04 (nur) | AnTuTu 12 | 623444 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Artem) | AnTuTu 12 | 533149 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Vors) | AnTuTu 11 | 517127 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 664 / 1929 |
| π 2026-04-22 (PowerS) | AnTuTu 11 | 550230 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Helio G96CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.05 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 121.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | MediaTek APU |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 17.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| 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 | X60 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | June 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8350 | MT6781 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Helio G99 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 406