Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) vs Mediatek Helio G80 vs Mediatek Helio G81
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in mid 2020. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 3.1 GHz and three additional ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 865 is the faster clocked Prime Core and 10% higher clocked GPU.
Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865+ can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.
Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.
The integrated GPU is still called Adreno 650 and should offer 10% more performance than the Adreno 650 in the Snapdragon 865 (thanks to higher clock speed).
The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers a KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is also untouched. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.
The built-in memory controller supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.
The Snapdragon 855+ is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.
Mediatek Helio G80
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The Mediatek Helio G80 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.8 GHz for efficiency. All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 950 MHz. The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.
The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.
Mediatek Helio G81
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The Mediatek Helio G81 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.7 GHz for efficiency. All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 950 MHz. The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.
Compared to the old Helio G80, the G81 offers support for 120Hz displays.
The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) | Mediatek Helio G80 | Mediatek Helio G81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585) | Cortex-A75 / A55 | Cortex-A75 / A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Mediatek Mediatek Helio G | Mediatek Mediatek Helio G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Mediatek Helio G Cortex-A75 / A55 |
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| Clock | 2420 - 3100 MHz | 2000 MHz | 1700 - 2000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 1.8 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 2 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6 x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 5 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 7 nm | 12 nm | 12 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno 660 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller | 2x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A55 | 2x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 646 MHz) | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 950 MHz) | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 950 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.mediatek.com | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) → 100% n=5
Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G80 → 47% n=5
Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G81 → 52% n=5
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
