Helio G99 vs Helio G88
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G99 (with Mali-G57 MP2 graphics) and Helio G88 (Mali-G52 MP2). 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 52%) AnTuTu 10 score – 409K vs 270K
- Supports 28% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 13.41 GB/s)
- Announced 11-months later
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 138197 | 90479 |
| GPU | 64385 | 41484 |
| Memory | 106942 | 67690 |
| UX | 103168 | 70892 |
| Total score | 409621 | 270282 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 99.7 MB/sec | 73.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 50.6 pages/sec | 39.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 70.6 Mpixels/sec | 50.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 40.1 images/sec | 25.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 54.6 Mpixels/sec | 42 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.15 images/sec | 3.26 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.8 images/sec | 11.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.79 Mpixels/sec | 2.13 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 1243 | 744 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G99 and Helio G88CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 281.6 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17.1 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 10 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 650 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | May 2022 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | MT6789 | MT6769H |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio G99 official site | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
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