MediaTek
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- Superseded by the G95/G99 line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 10
- 315,000Top 82%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 500Top 81%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,600Top 80%
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Helio G90T good in 2026?
The MediaTek Helio G90T earns an Inno Score of 27.1/100 (“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 10. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 500 single-core and 1,600 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Helio G90T?
Cores: 8 · Process: 12 nm · AnTuTu 10: 315,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G76 MC4
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Helio G90T?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, MediaTek Helio G35, MediaTek Helio P35 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.