Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Helio G25
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G25 (PowerVR GE8320). 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 8s Gen 4
- Performs 56.3x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 14.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 2314K vs 163K
- Supports 453% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 13.9 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 12 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~77%)
- 61% higher CPU clock speed (3210 vs 2000 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 645495 | 77541 |
| GPU | 809405 | 14691 |
| Memory | 372805 | 29116 |
| UX | 486712 | 42375 |
| Total score | 2314417 | 163723 |
| Samples | [457 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 293.4 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 188.6 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 152.7 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 216.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 23.4 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 55.2 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 7.25 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 50 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 33.5 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 16.8 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.77 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.2 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 70.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 2750.3 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 35 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1688 | - |
| Stability | 83% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 7641 | - |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 34 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3705 | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15597 | 4789 |
| Video editing score | 7750 | 4460 |
| Data manipulation score | 13734 | 3442 |
| Photo editing score | 26988 | 8787 |
| Writing score | 17764 | 4086 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-01 (Yorik) | AnTuTu 11 | 2477638 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Luis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2422061 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Thai) | AnTuTu 12 | 2603535 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Aasif Juggar) | AnTuTu 12 | 2498485 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Aasif Juggar) | CPU Throttle | 78% |
MediaTek Helio G25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Carlos) | AnTuTu 11 | 165673 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Helio G25CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.21 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3210 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 2 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 825 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 1150 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 2355.2 Gigaflops | 41.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2400 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | April 2025 | June 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8735 | MT6762G |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site | MediaTek Helio G25 official site |
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