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MediaTek Helio G90T
MediaTek's first serious gaming chip, launched with the Redmi Note 8 Pro: two 2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 cores and a big Mali-G76 MC4 on 12nm. It ran warm, benchmarked loud, and reset expectations for cheap gaming phones.
Pros
- Mali-G76 MC4 was huge for the price in 2019
- Strong sustained performance with cooling
- Redmi Note 8 Pro pedigree
Cons
- 12nm power draw runs hot
- 4G only
- Superseded by the G95/G99 line
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Helio G90T
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 12 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 6 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.05 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G76 MC4
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 17.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated LTE Cat-12
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 315,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 500Bottom 20%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,600Bottom 19%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 372Bottom 22%
Devices with the MediaTek Helio G90T
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Helio G90T good in 2026?
The MediaTek Helio G90T earns an Inno Score of 25.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MediaTek's first serious gaming chip, launched with the Redmi Note 8 Pro: two 2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 cores and a big Mali-G76 MC4 on 12nm. It ran warm, benchmarked loud, and reset expectations for cheap gaming phones.
What is the MediaTek Helio G90T AnTuTu score?
The MediaTek Helio G90T scores 315,000 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 500 single-core and 1,600 multi-core.
Which devices use the MediaTek Helio G90T?
One device in our catalog uses the MediaTek Helio G90T: Redmi Note 8 Pro.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Helio G90T?
Cores: 8 · Process: 12 nm · AnTuTu: 315,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G76 MC4
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Helio G90T?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Unisoc SC9863A, MediaTek Helio G80, MediaTek Helio G81 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
