Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Helio G91

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G91
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 6 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 818 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 3 Not available
Shaders 768 24
FLOPS 2236 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon MediaTek APU

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 7
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G91
Release December 2021 June 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8450 Not available
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 19 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh

MediaTek Helio G91

4G
Redmi 13 4G
Redmi

Redmi 13 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
4G
POCO M6 4G
POCO

POCO M6 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh