Snapdragon 855 vs Helio G96
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 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
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 7.4x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 17.1 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 67%) AnTuTu 11 score β 824K vs 493K
- 39% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
- Higher GPU frequency (~62%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 182454 |
| GPU | 125449 | 44018 |
| Memory | 150134 | 129323 |
| UX | 234413 | 137427 |
| Total score | 824513 | 493222 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [15 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 93.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 48.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 65.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 36 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 57.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 5.54 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 18.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 2.77 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 10 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 1.83 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 0.91 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 3.59 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 216.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 19 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 132 |
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | 325 |
| Stability | 86% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | 7155 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 5051 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 7218 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 17332 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 9682 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 5 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
72 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
66 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 23 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273) | AnTuTu 11 | 855696 |
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
MediaTek Helio G96
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-04 (nur) | AnTuTu 12 | 623444 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Artem) | AnTuTu 12 | 533149 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Vors) | AnTuTu 11 | 517127 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 664 / 1929 |
| π 2026-04-22 (PowerS) | AnTuTu 11 | 550230 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Helio G96CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2.05 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 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 690 | MediaTek APU |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 17.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | June 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | MT6781 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Helio G99 |
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