Snapdragon 778G vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (with Adreno 642 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

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Performs 4.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 59%) AnTuTu 11 score – 783K vs 493K
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17.1 GB/s)
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2050 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Higher GPU frequency (~73%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
783606
493222
CPU 326426 182454
GPU 101452 44018
Memory 119484 129323
UX 236244 137427
Total score 783606 493222
Samples [113 tests] [15 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1017
674
Multi-Core Score
2943
1793
Asset compression 157.1 MB/sec 93.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.7 pages/sec 48.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.9 Mpixels/sec 65.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 55.4 images/sec 36 images/sec
HDR 91.1 Mpixels/sec 57.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.17 Mpixels/sec 2.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 68 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
2148
1232
Background blur 3.5 images/sec 1.83 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 0.91 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.75 Gpixels/sec 3.59 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 370.4 FPS 216.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 26 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
225
132
Score 225 132
Stability - 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
686
325
Score 686 325
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12246
8606
Web score 10945 7155
Video editing score 6994 5051
Data manipulation score 9642 7218
Photo editing score 24463 17332
Writing score 14285 9682
Phones tested 11 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[High]
72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS
[Ultra]
42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Ultra]
58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 94 FPS
[Ultra]
66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 53 FPS
[High]
23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Xpns)AnTuTu 12936843
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)Geekbench 7 CPU808 / 3022
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)AnTuTu 12769103
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Ziade)AnTuTu 12827927
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (deramen)AnTuTu 12880897
MediaTek Helio G96
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (nur)AnTuTu 12623444
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Artem)AnTuTu 12533149
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro)Geekbench 6 CPU664 / 1929
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 (PowerS)AnTuTu 11550230

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 550 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 512 64
FLOPS 563.2 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 770 MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K 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 X53 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 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 May 2021 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7325 MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G - MediaTek Helio G99

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