Helio G81 vs Dimensity 6020

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G81 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 6020 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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 Dimensity 6020
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
  • Performs 55% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 48%) AnTuTu 11 score – 530K vs 358K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
  • Supports 19% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.4 GB/s)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 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
358608
530583
CPU 143539 207365
GPU 23709 44155
Memory 90462 133108
UX 100898 145955
Total score 358608 530583
Samples [43 tests] [5 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
432
724
Multi-Core Score
1416
2032
Asset compression 71.5 MB/sec 98.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 40.5 pages/sec 52.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 49.6 Mpixels/sec 69.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 26.2 images/sec 39.1 images/sec
HDR 46.2 Mpixels/sec 62.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.76 images/sec 5.96 images/sec
Photo processing 12.2 images/sec 20.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.17 Mpixels/sec 2.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 11 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
971
1275
Background blur 1.58 images/sec 1.9 images/sec
Face detection 0.89 images/sec 0.94 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 2.94 Gpixels/sec 3.62 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 109.8 FPS 218.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 8 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 69 134
Stability - 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G81 +3%
8824
Web score 9422 7468
Video editing score 6024 5056
Data manipulation score 5618 6808
Photo editing score 19146 16809
Writing score 9297 10740
Phones tested 12 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G81
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (TecPix)AnTuTu 12421841
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 -> AlvinAnTuTu 11309692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (BerQt)AnTuTu 11348068
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11360964
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Muhanmmad Iskandar Sahar)AnTuTu 11319671
MediaTek Dimensity 6020
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Abdullah)AnTuTu 11530583
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (tamas93tech)AnTuTu 11542327
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (ShaqiL)AnTuTu 11527185
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-27 (sagar)Geekbench 6 CPU697 / 1606
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-02 (Kazuha)Geekbench 6 GPU1275

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G81 and Dimensity 6020

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 820 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 48 64
FLOPS 78.7 Gigaflops 121.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.4 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 4 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed - Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2024 March 2023
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MT6769J MT6833
Official page MediaTek Helio G81 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6020 official site

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