MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2200 MHz (2050 MHz vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 22 Gbit/s (17.1 Gbit/s vs 22 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (June 2021 vs September 2022)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
June 2021
Launch Date
September 2022
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
MT6781
Model Name
SM6450
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
4 nm
2050 MHz
Frequency
2200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G57 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 710
950 MHz
GPU frequency
-
0.243 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
64
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
No
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
17.1 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
22 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 2.2
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
5 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G96
651
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
946 +45%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G96
1860
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2750 +48%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G96
395804
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
594398 +50%