MediaTek Helio X30
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio X30 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 7 nm (10 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2600 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (February 2017 vs January 2021)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
February 2017
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6799
Model Name
SM8250-AC
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A35
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
10
Cores
8
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
2600 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
3
Transistor count
10.3

GPU Specifications

PowerVR GT7400 Plus
GPU name
Adreno 650
850 MHz
GPU frequency
670 MHz
0.2176 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
32
Shading units
512
4
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.1
2560 x 1600
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
11.2
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 450 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 10
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
No
5G support
Yes
5.0
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5
1866 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

2 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AMR-NB, ADPCM, AMR-WB, OGG, WAV, MP3, MP2, AAC, AMR-NB, LAC, APE, AAC-plus v1, AAC-plus v2, WMA, ADPCM
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 28MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
5 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
No
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio X30
336
Snapdragon 870
1151 +243%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio X30
1115
Snapdragon 870
3336 +199%
FP32 (float)
Helio X30
213
Snapdragon 870
1345 +531%