Exynos 850 vs Helio G80

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 850 (with Mali-G52 MP1 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 Samsung Exynos 850
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
  • Performs 90% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 318K vs 234K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
234339
Helio G80 +36%
318039
CPU 102498 139627
GPU 10785 16620
Memory 67388 79612
UX 53668 82180
Total score 234339 318039
Samples [19 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G80 +35%
406
Multi-Core Score
Helio G80 +74%
1456
Asset compression 68.9 MB/sec 78.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 31.2 pages/sec 37.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 42.3 Mpixels/sec 54.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 11.3 images/sec 26.9 images/sec
HDR 37.8 Mpixels/sec 46.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.93 images/sec 4.1 images/sec
Photo processing 9.2 images/sec 13.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2 Mpixels/sec 2.37 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G80 +79%
1065
Background blur 0.99 images/sec 1.75 images/sec
Face detection 0.62 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.06 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 1.8 Gpixels/sec 3.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 58.3 FPS 126.7 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 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
5593
Helio G80 +19%
6668
Web score 4948 5872
Video editing score 5163 4857
Data manipulation score 3929 5981
Photo editing score 8993 11129
Writing score 5825 6856
Phones tested 5 models 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 850
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 -> HABIBOAnTuTu 12304257
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Galaxy A04s)AnTuTu 11236832
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (stockman50)AnTuTu 11266604
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Joner)AnTuTu 11228034
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad)AnTuTu 11258064
MediaTek Helio G80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> ObsAnTuTu 12436098
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 850 and Helio G80

CPU

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP1 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1001 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 16 24
Total shaders 16 48
FLOPS 48 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 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 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. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 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 May 2020 February 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number S5E3830 MT6769T
Official page Samsung Exynos 850 official site MediaTek Helio G80 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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So, which SoC would you choose?
752 (21.5%)
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Total votes: 3497

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Guest June 28, 2023 at 09:49 AM
Ignore these both, because at this price you will get Exynos 1330 or Helio G99 at the same price
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