Exynos 1610 vs Helio G99 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1610 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 Plus (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 Samsung Exynos 1610
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 608K vs 556K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
608564
CPU 262139 216014
GPU 42910 44378
Memory 111676 144392
UX 191839 152118
Total score 608564 556902
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2059
Compute Score (GPU)
1430

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1610 and Helio G99 Plus

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency - 1000 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS - 128 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 LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- 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
5G support No No
Download speed - Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026 September 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number - MT6789

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