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MediaTek Helio G91 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek Helio G91
22.6Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
20CPU20.8
27.1GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
5 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G911 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G91 scores 22.6 against 22.6 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G91

  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 59% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,402 vs 880
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 413 vs 340
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20242016
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2 GHz2.15 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU clock1,000 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-3600LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntegrated 4G LTE (Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFHD+ @ 90Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G91 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)413+21%Bottom 12%340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,402+59%Bottom 15%880Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme188Bottom 2%—

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