Helio G96
							MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Helio G96 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        MediaTek
                                                                            
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                                                            
                                
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        June 2021
                                                                            
                                    
                                        November 2023
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Mid range
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Mid range
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                MT6781
                                                            
                            
                                SM7550-AB
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
                                                            
                            
                                1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A7153x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A7154x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
                                                            
                        
                                Cores
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                        
                                Technology
                                                            
                            
                                12 nm
                                                            
                            
                                4 nm
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Frequency
                                                            
                            
                                2050 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                2630 MHz
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv8.2-A
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv8.6-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Mali-G57 MP2
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 720
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                950 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                2520 x 1080
                                                            
                            
                                3360 x 1600
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                0.243 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                64
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                1.3
                                                            
                            
                                1.3
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                12
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 13
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 18
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                No
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                5.2
                                                            
                            
                                5.3
                                                            
                        
                                Wi-Fi
                                                            
                            
                                5
                                                            
                            
                                6
                                                            
                        
                                Navigation
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
                                                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                Memory type
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR4X
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5
                                                            
                        
                                Memory frequency
                                                            
                            
                                2133 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                2x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                2x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                Audio codecs
                                                            
                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                                                            
                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                                                            
                        
                                Max camera resolution
                                                            
                            
                                1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
                                                            
                            
                                1x 200MP
                                                            
                        
                                Storage type
                                                            
                            
                                eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 3.1
                                                            
                        
                                Video codecs
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, VP9
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
                                                            
                        
                                Video playback
                                                            
                            
                                2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
                                                            
                            
                                4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Video capture
                                                            
                            
                                2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
                                                            
                            
                                4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                5 W
                                                            
                            
                                6 W
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
                                    
                                    - Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 2630 MHz (2050 MHz vs 2630 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2023 (June 2021 vs November 2023)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Helio G96
									
								
								
																		
										380264
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
									
								
								
																			
											+113%
										
																		
										810403
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									119221 
																	
								
									265970 
																			
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									59164 
																	
								
									252324 
																			
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									88878 
																	
								
									128816 
																			
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									113001 
																	
								
									163293 
																			
																	
							
						
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							AiTuTu 3
											Score
										
									
									
										Helio G96
									
								
								
																		
										42711
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
									
								
								
																			
											+990%
										
																		
										465514
									
								
								Performance
Image Classification
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									21744 
																	
								
									79035 
																			
																	
							Object Detection
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									15970 
																	
								
									105945 
																			
																	
							Super Resolution
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									853 
																	
								
									72618 
																			
																	
							Style Transfer
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									4144 
																	
								
									207916 
																			
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Helio G96
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        651
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +76%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        1149
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Helio G96
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1860
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +82%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        3394
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								157
							
							
								Ranks 157 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								70
							
							
								Ranks 70 among all SOC on our website
							
						Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            