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MediaTek Helio G81 vs MediaTek Helio G88

MediaTek Helio G81
24.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Helio G88
24.6Inno Score
20CPU20
20GPU20
21.5Benchmarks22.4
44.2Efficiencyspec-based44.2
2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G813 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G88

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MediaTek Helio G81 scores 24.4 against 24.6 for MediaTek Helio G88. Pick by the categories that matter to you — MediaTek Helio G88 edges ahead in benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G81

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G88

  • 14% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 182 vs 159

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
Announced20242021
Process12 nm12 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
GPUArm Mali-G52 MC2Arm Mali-G52 MC2

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1800LPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth14.4 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-7Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
Max displayFHD+ @ 90HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture2K@30fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G81 versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecMediaTek Helio G81MediaTek Helio G88
AnTuTu265,000275,000+4%
Geekbench 6 (single)399Bottom 12%435+9%Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,359+8%Bottom 11%1,263Bottom 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme159Bottom 14%182+14%Bottom 15%

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