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MediaTek Helio G25 vs Samsung Exynos 990

MediaTek Helio G25
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
20CPU29.8
35GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G252 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G25 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G25

  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 26

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 20
  • 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 37% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20202020
Process12 nm7 nm+42%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8-AArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A532x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2.73 GHz+37%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
GPUIMG PowerVR GE8320Arm Mali-G77 MP11
GPU clock650 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-3200LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
ModemIntegrated 4G LTE (Cat-4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayHD+ (1600x720)WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,650Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—900Bottom 32%

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