MediaTek Helio G85 vs MediaTek Helio G90
20CPU20
20GPU24.6
26.1Benchmarks—
44.2Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G851 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 G85
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G90
- Stronger GPU score: 25 vs 20
- 122% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 415 vs 187
General
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2019 |
| Process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 5 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | 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 G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G52 MC2 | Arm Mali-G76 MC4 |
| GPU clock | — | 720 MHz |
AI
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | 2x MediaTek APU |
Memory
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-1800 | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | 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 G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 60Hz | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 2K@30fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G90 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 12 | 393,627Bottom 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 409Bottom 12% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 1,423Bottom 17% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 187Bottom 16% | 415+122%Bottom 36% |
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