Helio G99 vs Helio G96
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G99 (with Mali-G57 MP2 graphics) and Helio G96 (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
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
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
- Performs 16% better in floating-point computations
- Announced 11-months later
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2050 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 10 score – 416K vs 387K
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 138197 | 125262 |
| GPU | 64385 | 70829 |
| Memory | 106942 | 84622 |
| UX | 103168 | 106576 |
| Total score | 416595 | 387914 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 99.7 MB/sec | 89.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 50.6 pages/sec | 47.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 70.6 Mpixels/sec | 69.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 40.1 images/sec | 35.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 54.6 Mpixels/sec | 56.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.15 images/sec | 5.29 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.8 images/sec | 19.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.79 Mpixels/sec | 2.76 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Score | 1243 | 1154 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 86 FPS [Low] |
72 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 37 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | - | 26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 91 FPS [Low] |
58 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 66 FPS [Ultra] |
66 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | 48 FPS [Ultra] |
23 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Cubot X70 1080 x 2408 |
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G99 and Helio G96CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2050 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-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 281.6 Gigaflops | 243 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17.1 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 10 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 650 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2022 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6789 | MT6781 |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio G99 official site | MediaTek Helio G96 official site |
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