Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs MediaTek Helio P90

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs MediaTek Helio P90, compare of GPUs PowerVR GM 9446 and Adreno 630.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is octa-core (Kryo 385) and Helio P90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, Neocore, PCMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 845 SDM845 or Helio P90 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 845 SDM845

20%

Helio P90

11%

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

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

63%

Helio P90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

19%

Helio P90

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Helio P90
Total score	280088	166210
CPU	78415	46539
GPU	106425	63167
MEM	44812	26589
UX	50418	29921

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Helio P90
Single-Core	616	340
Multi-Core	2218	1430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Helio P90
Frequency	2800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.8 GHz Kryo 385	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	3733
Memory bandwidth	29.8	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is 21% better than Helio P90 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	PowerVR GM 9446
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	970 MHz
GFloPS	712	247.35
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 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	26.3	20.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.9	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.6	54.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	53.7	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.1	21.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	69.9	30.2
Real Racing 3	123.2	108.8
Sniper 3D	135.5	103.4
Need for Speed No Limits	86.2	97.9
Mortal Kombat X	98.6	87
CSR Racing 2	86.2	76.2

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	32 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Beidou, Glonass
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P90 is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 845 SDM845 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 845 SDM845 specs and review.

Helio P90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P90 specs and review.