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MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

MediaTek Helio G81
24.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
20CPU22.6
20GPU21.5
21.5Benchmarks—
44.2Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G816 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G81 scores 24.4 against 24.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G81

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 140% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 382 vs 159
  • 108% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 14.4 GB/s
  • 23% higher Max clock: 2.45 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,600 vs 1,359
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20242017
Process12 nm10 nm+17%
TDP (typical)5 W+44%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm 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 G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s29.9 GB/s+108%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 90Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecMediaTek Helio G81Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu265,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)399Bottom 12%420+5%Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,359Bottom 11%1,600+18%Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme159Bottom 14%382+140%Bottom 33%

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