Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs MediaTek Helio G96

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and MediaTek Helio G96 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c MediaTek Helio G96
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Mediatek Dimensity
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c MediaTek Helio G90
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 1
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 --

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs MediaTek Helio G96 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and MediaTek Helio G96 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 618 ARM Mali-G57 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.70 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  0 2
• Shader
  128 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  6 Vallhall 1
• Technology
  14 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and MediaTek Helio G96. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and MediaTek Helio G96 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  10 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c or MediaTek Helio G96? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and MediaTek Helio G96 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  8 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Architecture
  Kryo 468 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  2020 Q3/2021
• Part Number
  SC7180 --