Apple A9 vs MediaTek Helio G99

26 out 100
Apple A9
VS
33 out 100
MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A9 and MediaTek Helio G99
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A9
332764
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU106215131367
GPU8064971737
Memory59673100728
UX86227118629
NanoReview Score332764422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A9
1850
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test11 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A9
619
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A9
953
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression43.4 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser16.1 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering24.7 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur3.08 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing8.39 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection9.06 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR28.7 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.27 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 37 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 2 8
Frequency 1850 2200
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 64 KB n/a
L2 cache 3 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 14 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 2 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 6 2
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 192 64
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple M9 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1333 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 4 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2048x1536 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x32 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm MDM9635M n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 450 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2015 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename APL1022 MT6789

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