Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Helio G90

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G90 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
Architecture 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz - Cortex-A520 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3300 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
L3 cache 12 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 77 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 24 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
GPU Adreno 750 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU architecture Not available Bifrost
GPU clock 770 MHz 720 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shaders 1536 64
FLOPS 4435.2 Gigaflops 172.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Da Vinci

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 12
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Helio G90
Release October 2023 July 2019
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8650-AB MT6785
Storage support UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 9 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

5G
Samsung W25 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W25 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2640 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung W25
Samsung

Samsung W25

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
Oppo Pad 3 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 3 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 2120 × 3000 pix…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 9510 mAh
5G
Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110
Oppo

Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110

3.0
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3168…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz,1440 × 3200 pixel…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5100 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 12

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor 400 Pro China
Honor

Honor 400 Pro China

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2736 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh

MediaTek Helio G90

4G
BLU G91 Pro
BLU

BLU G91 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Doogee S96 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S96 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1520 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6350 mAh