Tiger T616 vs Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T616 (with Mali-G57 MP1 graphics) and MediaTek 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

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 Unisoc Tiger T616
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 390K vs 365K
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
390317
365001
CPU 158155 144055
GPU 17920 28590
Memory 120251 86093
UX 93991 106263
Total score 390317 365001
Samples [6 tests] [32 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
452
430
Multi-Core Score
1490
1375
Asset compression 73.1 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 52.5 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 23.8 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 43.2 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.11 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 14.2 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.16 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 7 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G88 +125%
1154
Background blur 0.81 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 0.42 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.39 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 79 FPS 168 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 4 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Helio G88 +52%
82
Score 54 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 181
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8112
Helio G88 +6%
8575
Web score 8248 10167
Video editing score 4823 6126
Data manipulation score 5662 5214
Photo editing score 16913 18013
Writing score 9412 7926
Phones tested 2 models 11 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Unisoc Tiger T616
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Sealme C35)AnTuTu 11402854
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Jerry)AnTuTu 11390317
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Jerry)Geekbench 6 GPU510
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Jerry)Geekbench 6 CPU452 / 1511
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Explosivo)AnTuTu 11370494
MediaTek Helio G88
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (R12 User)AnTuTu 12445418
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu 11365753
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu)AnTuTu 11378680

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T616 and Helio G88

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 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
Process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 32 24
Total shaders 32 48
FLOPS 48 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No MediaTek APU

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 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 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 January 2021 June 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number - MT6769H
Official page Unisoc Tiger T616 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site

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Unisoc t616 June 18, 2024 at 03:38 PM
Unisoc T616 to dobry procesor do aplikacji, a nie do gier. Jednak wypada tak samo jak MTK Helio G88 w testach. Skromny, tani, do budΕΌetΓ³wki, do tanich telefonΓ³w.
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Murugan August 1, 2023 at 02:12 PM
G88 only has emmc 5.1
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