MediaTek Helio G81
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: August 2024 (August 2024 vs November 2022)
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2000 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2024
Launch Date
November 2022
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Helio G81
Model Name
SM8550-AB
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
4 nm
2000 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G52 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 740
950 MHz
GPU frequency
680 MHz
0.0912 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
24
Shading units
1280
-
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
No
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
1800 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
1 MB
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
6.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G81
412
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993 +384%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G81
1363
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328 +291%
FP32 (float)
Helio G81
93
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3411 +3568%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G81
267388
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709 +480%
AntuTu 11
Helio G81
358608
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044 +390%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Infinix Hot 50i
MediaTek Helio G81
70
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Tecno Spark 30C
MediaTek Helio G81
14287
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
54872
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Tecno Spark 30C
MediaTek Helio G81
9245
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
19449