Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs MediaTek Helio G90

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

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 735

CPU B

MediaTek Helio G90

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G76 MC4

Compared fields 41

Different values 39

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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.

CPU

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
Architecture	1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520	2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	3000 MHz	2000 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	4 nanometers	12 nanometers
TDP	6 W	5 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
L2 cache	1 MB	Not available
L3 cache	8 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	64 Gbit/s	Not available
Maximum memory	24 GB	10 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
GPU	Adreno 735	Mali-G76 MC4
GPU architecture	Adreno 700	Bifrost
GPU clock	1100 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	384	64
FLOPS	1689.6 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

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
Maximum display resolution	3840 x 2160	2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 48MP, 2x 24MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video playback	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

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
4G	LTE Cat. 22	LTE Cat. 12
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 6500 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

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Helio G90
Release	March 2024	July 2019
Class	Flagship	Mid range
Model number	SM8635	MT6785
Storage support	UFS 4.0	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database	1	2

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro

Honor 2024

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2

Tablet

Display: OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 10050 mAh

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5G

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

Motorola 2025

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6

Smartphone

Display: LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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5G

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

Motorola 2024

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4

Smartphone

Display: P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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5G

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

Motorola 2024

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8

Smartphone

Display: LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4500 mAh

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5G

Realme GT 6

Realme 2024

Realme GT 6

3.6

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5500 mAh

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5G

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

Redmi 2024

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6

Smartphone

Display: OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Redmi Turbo 3

Redmi 2024

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6

Smartphone

Display: OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition

Xiaomi 2024

Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2750 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4700 mAh

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MediaTek Helio G90

4G

BLU G91 Pro

BLU 2021

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

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4G

Doogee S96 Pro

Doogee 2020

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

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