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MediaTek Helio G99
The most stubbornly popular 4G chip of the decade: a 6nm design with two Cortex-A76 cores that still turns up in new budget phones and tablets years after launch. Cheap, cool and entirely adequate — provided you never needed 5G.
Pros
- Very efficient TSMC 6nm design
- Supports 108MP cameras and FHD+ 120Hz displays
- Cool and predictable under sustained load
- Kept budget phones and tablets affordable for years
Cons
- No 5G modem at all
- Mali-G57 MC2 is entry-level for gaming
- Cortex-A76 cores date to 2018
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Helio G99
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 6 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 5 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-4266
- Max bandwidth
- 17.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 4G LTE Cat-13
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 120Hz
- Video capture
- 1080p@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 11
- 555,354Bottom 10%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 207,594Bottom 10%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 46,326Bottom 13%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 128,589Bottom 10%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 172,845Bottom 13%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 730Bottom 27%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,010Bottom 30%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 345Bottom 17%
Devices with the MediaTek Helio G99
51 devices in our catalog use this chip
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Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Helio G99 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Helio G99 earns an Inno Score of 32/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The most stubbornly popular 4G chip of the decade: a 6nm design with two Cortex-A76 cores that still turns up in new budget phones and tablets years after launch. Cheap, cool and entirely adequate — provided you never needed 5G.
What is the MediaTek Helio G99 AnTuTu score?
The MediaTek Helio G99 scores 555,354 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 207,594, GPU 46,326, Memory 128,589, UX 172,845). In Geekbench 6 it reaches 730 single-core and 2,010 multi-core.
Which devices use the MediaTek Helio G99?
51 devices in our catalog use the MediaTek Helio G99: Doogee T30 Max, Infinix NOTE 40 Pro, Redmi Note 13 Pro (4G), Redmi Note 14S, Acer Iconia X12, and more.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Helio G99?
Cores: 8 · Process: 6 nm · AnTuTu: 555,354 · GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Helio G99?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
