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MediaTek Helio G80 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
MediaTek Helio G80
25.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
20CPU22.6
20GPU21.5
44.2Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G806 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G80 scores 25.2 against 24.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G80

  • 44% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 122% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 382 vs 172
  • 108% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 14.4 GB/s
  • 23% higher Max clock: 2.45 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm
  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,600 vs 1,384

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20202017
Process12 nm10 nm+17%
TDP (typical)5 W+44%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A554x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2 GHz2.45 GHz+23%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s29.9 GB/s+108%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G80 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)413Bottom 13%420+2%Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,384Bottom 13%1,600+16%Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme172Bottom 14%382+122%Bottom 33%

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