Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G91
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.2 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
L1 cache Not available 128 KB
L2 cache Not available 512 KB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 650
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 512
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 1372 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU Hexagon 698

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Release June 2024 January 2021
Class Low end Flagship
Model number Not available SM8250-AC
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database Not available 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
PDF manual
Oppo Pad WiFi
Oppo

Oppo Pad WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8360 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
Oppo

Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X3
Oppo

Oppo Find X3

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO Neo6 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO Neo6 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh