Exynos 7904 vs Helio G80

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 7904 (with Mali-G71 MP2 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G80 (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

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
  • Performs 85% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 318K vs 257K
  • 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
257901
Helio G80 +23%
318039
CPU 109379 139627
GPU 14370 16620
Memory 70706 79612
UX 63446 82180
Total score 257901 318039
Samples [8 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G80 +23%
406
Multi-Core Score
Helio G80 +49%
1456
Asset compression 62.9 MB/sec 78.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 31.5 pages/sec 37.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 39.2 Mpixels/sec 54.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 11.1 images/sec 26.9 images/sec
HDR 39.5 Mpixels/sec 46.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.37 images/sec 4.1 images/sec
Photo processing 7.47 images/sec 13.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.81 Mpixels/sec 2.37 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G80 +28%
1065
Background blur 1.31 images/sec 1.75 images/sec
Face detection 0.82 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 2.95 Gpixels/sec 3.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 78.2 FPS 126.7 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 9 tests

3DMark

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

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 5872
Video editing score - 4857
Data manipulation score - 5981
Photo editing score - 11129
Writing score - 6856
Phones tested - 5 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
Samsung Exynos 7904
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (clxudinooo)AnTuTu271360
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Akphne47)AnTuTu257901
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Tyu67)AnTuTu284937
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (J)AnTuTu241600
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (J)AnTuTu241600
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 7904 and Helio G80

CPU

Architecture 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 14 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 2 billion 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 1st gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 770 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 12 24
Total shaders 24 48
FLOPS 49.3 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency - 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 6 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced February 2019 February 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number S5E7904 MT6769T
Official page Samsung Exynos 7904 official site MediaTek Helio G80 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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Non_user September 18, 2026 at 04:03 PM
Sorry for being honest but this website is fcking liar if I return by death I'll choose my Samsung every time leaped
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Serhii September 21, 2026 at 07:48 AM
I would really appreciate it if you could tell me exactly what's wrong with the specifications.
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