Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs MediaTek Helio G90

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs MediaTek Helio G90, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 619L and Mali-G76 3EEMC4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 480 5G is octa-core (Kryo 460) and Helio G90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Neocore, 3DMark, Quadrant, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu, and how good the SoCs are in games Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 480 5G or Helio G90 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 480 5G

19%

Helio G90

20%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 480 5G

76%

Helio G90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 480 5G

16%

Helio G90

17%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Helio G90
Total score	269743	288218
CPU	75537	80707
GPU	102495	109520
MEM	43157	46115
UX	48548	51878

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Helio G90
Single-Core	423	634
Multi-Core	1482	2282

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Helio G90
Frequency	2000 MHz	2050 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 460	2x2.05 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	10 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio G90 is 2% better than Snapdragon 480 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 619L	Mali-G76 3EEMC4
GPU Frequency	975 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	486	248
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	316
Display	2840 x 2160 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	29.2	26.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.2	46.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	42.8	45.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.6	38.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.9	36.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	62.4	59.8
Real Racing 3	64.2	91.2
Sniper 3D	81.3	86.6
Need for Speed No Limits	68.5	63.8
Mortal Kombat X	62.1	66.1
CSR Racing 2	47.1	59.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	64 MP	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	240	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	2500 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	800 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, SBAS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS (L1 and L5), GNSS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Sensor Assi	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G is better: 21
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G90 is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 480 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 480 5G specs and review.

Helio G90 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Helio G90 specs and review.