Google Tensor vs MediaTek Helio G81

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor, vs MediaTek Helio G81. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor and MediaTek Helio G81
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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor
901650
MediaTek Helio G81
258706
CPU24427277856
GPU27285735328
Memory18651364438
UX19800881084
NanoReview Score901650258706
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor
6194
MediaTek Helio G81
n/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor
1317
MediaTek Helio G81
420
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor
3208
MediaTek Helio G81
1391
File Compression134.4 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser86.7 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering103.4 MP/secn/a
Background Blur10.1 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing32.8 frames/sn/a
Image Detection70.5 frames/sn/a
HDR92.1 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing3.79 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
- 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 3 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 5.6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 20 2
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 640 48
FLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300b n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7350 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr August, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Low end
Codename GS101 (S5P9845) MT6769J

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Tensor the clear winner in this comparison.

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