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MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

WINNER
MediaTek Helio G96
26.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
26.1Inno Score
22.2CPU21.1
21GPU—
—Benchmarks20
44.2Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G962 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G96 scores 26.5 against 26.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Helio G96 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G96

  • 119% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 680 vs 310
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,688 vs 1,200
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

  • 75% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Announced20212017
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.05 GHz2.2 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPUArm Mali-G57 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 512

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s29.9 GB/s+75%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-13Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzQHD @ 60Hz
Video capture2K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G96 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
AnTuTu—220,000
Geekbench 6 (single)680+119%Bottom 22%310Bottom 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,688+41%Bottom 22%1,200Bottom 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme324Bottom 25%—

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