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Snapdragon 821 Helio G80
We compared the 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (Adreno 530) with the newer 8-core MediaTek Helio G80 (Mali-G52 MP2) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
- Review
- Differences
- Benchmarks
- AnTuTu v10
- GeekBench 6
- Gaming
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators CPU Performance Single and multi-core processor tests Snapdragon 821
14 Helio G80
18 Gaming Performance GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan Snapdragon 821
10 Helio G80
7 Battery life Efficiency of battery consumption Snapdragon 821
61 Helio G80
76 NanoReview Score Overall chip score Snapdragon 821
23 Helio G80
25 Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
- Performs 3.7x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 122% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 13.41 GB/s)
- 17% higher CPU clock speed (2342 vs 2000 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 10 score – 263K vs 247K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
- Has 4 more cores
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks SoC: Snapdragon 821
vs Helio G80
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Snapdragon 821
+6% 263454 Helio G80
247741 | CPU | 54955 | 86146 |
| GPU | 83353 | 38736 |
| Memory | 61751 | 51304 |
| UX | 63395 | 71555 |
| Total score | 263454 | 247741 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [68 tests] |
Submit your AnTuTu result GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance Single-Core Score Snapdragon 821
390 Helio G80
+7% 416 Multi-Core Score Snapdragon 821
792 Helio G80
+71% 1354 | Asset compression | 43.4 MB/sec | 75.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 26.6 pages/sec | 39.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 35.3 Mpixels/sec | 51.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.82 images/sec | 24.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 35.1 Mpixels/sec | 43.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.79 images/sec | 3.19 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 7.1 images/sec | 13 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 993.9 Mpixels/sec | 1.85 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU) Snapdragon 821
530 Helio G80
+101% 1067 3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal) 3DMark Wild Life Performance Snapdragon 821
+25% 891 Helio G80
714 | Stability | - | 96% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 891 | 714 |
Gaming
Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games | PUBG Mobile | - | 30 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 30 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 52 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 53 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 54 FPS [High] |
| Device | - | Realme 6i 720 x 1600 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 821 and Helio G80
CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2342 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 11 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 530 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 653 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 334.3 Gigaflops | 91.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.8 Gb/s | 13.41 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | August 2016 | February 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8996 Pro-AC | MT6769T |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 official site | MediaTek Helio G80 official site |
Cast your vote
So, which SoC would you choose? Snapdragon 821
59 (41.3%) Helio G80
84 (58.7%) Vote Total votes:
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