MediaTek Helio G25
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MediaTek Helio G25 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
MediaTek Helio G25
MediaTek Helio G25
Released
Q1/2022
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio G25 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Helio G25 has a base frequency of 1.50 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q2/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio G25 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1658 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    102 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 50 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    237 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    461 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    51 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio G25/G35 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 1x Cortex-X2
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (2.00 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 3x Cortex-A710
  • B-Core Frequency
    1.50 GHz (1.50 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A510
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    10 left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    1 left arrow -
  • Generation
    - left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow 840 MHz
  • GPU name
    PowerVR GE8320 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 730
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 4 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and MediaTek Helio G25. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    6 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933LPDDR4X-1600 left arrow LPDDR5-3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio G25 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio G25 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Kryo
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • Part Number
    MT6762G left arrow SM8450
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio G25 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

42.000000
MediaTek Helio G25
2236.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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