MediaTek Helio G80 vs MediaTek Helio G90
20CPU20
20GPU24.6
44.2Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G801 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G90
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G90 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 G80
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G90
- Stronger GPU score: 25 vs 20
- 141% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 415 vs 172
General
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2019 |
| Process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 5 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G52 MC2 | Arm Mali-G76 MC4 |
| GPU clock | — | 720 MHz |
AI
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | 2x MediaTek APU |
Memory
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-1800 | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated LTE Cat-7 | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | — | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 60Hz | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 2K@30fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 413Bottom 13% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 1,384Bottom 13% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 172Bottom 14% | 415+141%Bottom 36% |
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