Helio G25 vs Helio A22

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Helio G25 (PowerVR GE8320) with the older 4-core Helio A22 (PowerVR GE8300) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Helio G25
  • Has 4 more cores
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 163K vs 155K
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G25 +5%
163723
155362
CPU 77541 50011
GPU 14691 11351
Memory 29116 43708
UX 42375 50292
Total score 163723 155362
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
185
Helio A22 +62%
300
Multi-Core Score
Helio G25 +7%
521
486
Asset compression - 27.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 15.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 21.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 5.92 images/sec
HDR - 15.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 0.47 images/sec
Photo processing - 4.01 images/sec
Ray tracing - 855.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples - Less than 3

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
4816
4794
Web score 4789 5175
Video editing score 4460 3987
Data manipulation score 3442 3196
Photo editing score 8787 8627
Writing score 4086 4460
Phones tested 2 models Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G25
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Carlos)AnTuTu 11165673
MediaTek Helio A22
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-29 (Honor 8S user)CPU Throttle100%

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G25 and Helio A22

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 4
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 2 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8300
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 650 MHz 660 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 8 8
Total shaders 32 16
FLOPS 41.8 Gigaflops 20.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 1.2 1.2

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No NeuroPilot

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 13.9 Gb/s 13.9 Gb/s
Max size 6 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 1600 x 720
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 30FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Info

Announced June 2020 June 2018
Class Low end Low end
Model number MT6762G MT6761V/WAB
Official page MediaTek Helio G25 official site MediaTek Helio A22 official site

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