CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8 cores 2840 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 640
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs MediaTek Helio G91
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G91
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
43
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G91
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2840 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.7 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 10 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 384 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 768 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 384 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 899 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 690 | MediaTek APU |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2018 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8150 | Not available |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 53 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10e SM-G9700
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3400 mAh
MediaTek Helio G91
4G
Redmi 13 4G
- 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
- 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
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