Tiger T620 vs Helio G81

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T620 (with Mali-G57 MP1 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G81 (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 T620
  • Shows better (up to 26%) AnTuTu 11 score – 452K vs 358K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G81
  • Performs 45% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Tiger T620 +26%
452545
358608
CPU 151829 143539
GPU 20788 23709
Memory 156354 90462
UX 123574 100898
Total score 452545 358608
Samples [4 tests] [43 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Tiger T620 +15%
497
432
Multi-Core Score
1541
1416
Asset compression 78.2 MB/sec 71.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 44.9 pages/sec 40.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 54.4 Mpixels/sec 49.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 25.9 images/sec 26.2 images/sec
HDR 45.6 Mpixels/sec 46.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.42 images/sec 3.76 images/sec
Photo processing 14.9 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.23 Mpixels/sec 2.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G81 +62%
971
Background blur 0.94 images/sec 1.58 images/sec
Face detection 0.48 images/sec 0.89 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.61 Gpixels/sec 2.94 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 89.6 FPS 109.8 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 8 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Helio G81 +5%
69
Score 66 69
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
8888
8824
Web score 9344 9422
Video editing score 5148 6024
Data manipulation score 5752 5618
Photo editing score 18556 19146
Writing score 10734 9297
Phones tested Less than 3 12 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Unisoc Tiger T620
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> LegacyDeviceUserCPU Throttle80%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> LegacyDeviceUserAnTuTu 11452545
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-25 (Dodo)AnTuTu 11447852
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-08 (King Lennon)AnTuTu 11443956
MediaTek Helio G81
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (TecPix)AnTuTu 12421841
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 -> AlvinAnTuTu 11309692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (BerQt)AnTuTu 11348068
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11360964
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Muhanmmad Iskandar Sahar)AnTuTu 11319671

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T620 and Helio G81

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 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 850 MHz 820 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 32 24
Total shaders 32 48
FLOPS 54.4 Gigaflops 78.7 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 - 14.4 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2408 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 4
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced August 2024 August 2024
Class Low end Low end
Model number - MT6769J
Official page Unisoc Tiger T620 official site MediaTek Helio G81 official site

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Ysuh March 14, 2025 at 09:06 AM
1x Mali G57 is massively better and cooler than 2x Mali G52.
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