Helio G80 vs Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G80 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 900 (Mali-G68 MP4). 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 G80
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score – 671K vs 318K
  • Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Helio G80
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
318039
671241
CPU 139627 266132
GPU 16620 71827
Memory 79612 150753
UX 82180 182529
Total score 318039 671241
Samples [27 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
406
1003
Multi-Core Score
1456
2423
Asset compression 78.6 MB/sec 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 37.6 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 54.9 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 26.9 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 46.7 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.1 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 13.4 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.37 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 14 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1065
2362
Background blur 1.75 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 1 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.35 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 126.7 FPS 403.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 9 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 228
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
173
609
Score 173 609
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
6668
14320
Web score 5872 13144
Video editing score 4857 8031
Data manipulation score 5981 9360
Photo editing score 11129 30860
Writing score 6856 19188
Phones tested 5 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 30 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 30 FPS
[Low]
-
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 52 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 53 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[High]
-
Device Realme 6i
720 x 1600
-
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu314721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)GeekBench GPU1028
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu334947
MediaTek Dimensity 900
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (CaRi1306)AnTuTu634075
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (Jeans)AnTuTu709600
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-10 (Arun)AnTuTu595729
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Adit Tia Pratama)AnTuTu671241
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-07 (Vishnu)GeekBench CPU846 / 3076

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G80 and Dimensity 900

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 320 KB -
L3 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 5.5 billion 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 950 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 48 128
FLOPS 91.2 Gigaflops 230.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 13.41 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2020 May 2021
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MT6769T MT6877
Official page MediaTek Helio G80 official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - MediaTek Helio G88 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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