Snapdragon 710 vs Helio P70: tests and benchmarks

Snapdragon 710 vs Helio P70

Snapdragon 710

VS

Helio P70

Snapdragon 710

Helio P70

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (with Adreno 616 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P70 (Mali-G72 MP3). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

  • Performs 4.9x better in floating-point computations

  • Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio

  • Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 9 score – 256K vs 201K

  • Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 12 nm)

  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.41 GB/s)

  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2100 MHz)

  • Better instruction set architecture

Pros of MediaTek Helio P70

  • Higher GPU frequency (~38%)

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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Snapdragon 710

+27%

256676

Helio P70

201832

CPU
73587
69074

GPU
72514
35693

Memory
35412
37580

UX
75197
59489

Total score
256676
201832

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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Snapdragon 710

+31%

389

Helio P70

296

Multi-Core Score

Snapdragon 710

+3%

1440

Helio P70

1394

Image compression
76 Mpixels/s
84.5 Mpixels/s

Face detection
14.3 images/s
11.6 images/s

Speech recognition
26 words/s
15.8 words/s

Machine learning
22 images/s
11.8 images/s

Camera shooting
12 images/s
9.63 images/s

HTML 5
1.76 Mnodes/s
1.66 Mnodes/s

SQLite
473.1 Krows/s
421.6 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Snapdragon 710

549

Helio P70

+31%

720

Stability
96%
98%

Graphics test
3 FPS
4 FPS

Score
549
720

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games

PUBG Mobile
39 FPS
[Ultra]

Call of Duty: Mobile
35 FPS
[Ultra]

Fortnite
26 FPS
[Low]

Shadowgun Legends
53 FPS
[Low]

World of Tanks Blitz
60 FPS
[Ultra]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
55 FPS
[Ultra]

Device
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1080 x 2340

We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 710 and Helio P70

CPU

Architecture
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53

Cores
8
8

Frequency
2200 MHz
2100 MHz

Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8-A

L2 cache
384 KB
2 MB

L3 cache
1 MB

Process
10 nanometers
12 nanometers

Transistor count
5.3 billion
5.5 billion

TDP
6 W
5 W

Graphics

GPU name
Adreno 616
Mali-G72 MP3

Architecture
Adreno 600
Bifrost

GPU frequency
650 MHz
900 MHz

Execution units
2
3

Shading units
128
48

FLOPS
384 Gigaflops
78.8 Gigaflops

Vulkan version
1.1
1.1

OpenCL version
2.0
2.0

DirectX version
12
12

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Memory frequency
1866 MHz
1866 MHz

Bus
2x 16 Bit
2x 32 Bit

Max bandwidth
14.9 Gbit/s
13.41 Gbit/s

Max size
8 GB
8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 685
NeuroPilot

Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1

Max display resolution
3360 x 1440
2160 x 1080

Max camera resolution
2x 192MP, 1x 32MP
1x 48MP, 2x 20MP

Video capture
4K at 30FPS
4K at 30FPS

Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 30FPS

Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9

Audio codecs
Qualcomm Aqstic, aptX, aptX HD
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
X15 LTE

4G support
LTE Cat. 15
LTE Cat. 7

5G support
No
No

Download speed
Up to 800 Mbps
Up to 300 Mbps

Upload speed
Up to 150 Mbps
Up to 150 Mbps

Wi-Fi
5
5

Bluetooth
5.0
4.2

Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced
May 2018
October 2018

Class
Mid range
Mid range

Model number
SDM710
MT6771V/CT

Official page
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site
MediaTek Helio P70 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?

Snapdragon 710

333

(52.1%)

Helio P70

306

(47.9%)

Total votes: 639