Helio G36 vs Helio A22
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Helio G36 (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
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Helio G36
- Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 more cores
- Announced 3-years and 9-months later
- Shows better (up to 17%) AnTuTu 9 score – 101K vs 86K
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 30491 | 25792 |
| GPU | 16926 | 8947 |
| Memory | 25517 | 21212 |
| UX | 29281 | 30781 |
| Total score | 101683 | 86716 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 20.2 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 3.65 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 9.43 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 5.38 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 2.49 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 0.56 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 141.6 Krows/s |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G36 and Helio A22CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 2.2 W | 4 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8320 | PowerVR GE8300 |
| Architecture | Rogue | Rogue |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 56 Gigaflops | 20.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.9 Gbit/s | 13.9 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | NeuroPilot |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2400 x 1080 | 1600 x 720 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 50MP, 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | February 2022 | June 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | - | MT6761V/WAB |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio G36 official site | MediaTek Helio A22 official site |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 72