MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio G90 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  1 8
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

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

• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A76 2x Kryo 560 Gold
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 6x Kryo 560 Silver
• Base Frequency
  2 GHz 1.7 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.05 GHz 2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  2 GHz 1.7 GHz

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
  12 12.1
• Execution units
  2 0
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 6
• GPU Frequency
  900 MHz 950 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP2 Qualcomm Adreno 619L
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB -
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q4/2020
• Shader
  32 0
• Technology
  7 nm 8 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 and MediaTek Helio G96. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  10 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-1866

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Kryo 560
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Part Number
  - SM6350
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q4/2020
• Technology
  12 nm 8 nm
• Virtualization
  None None