HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 710A, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs HiSilicon Kirin 710A 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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
238420
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU86750131367
GPU3422671737
Memory53515100728
UX63929118629
NanoReview Score238420422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
562
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Test3 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
319
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 710A
1125
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression74 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser31.1 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering48.3 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur1.93 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing8.4 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection13.7 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR41.7 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.9 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 48 FPS (Medium) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 30 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 54 FPS (Low) 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS (Medium) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 58 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Huawei Honor 9C (1560x720) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2200
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 256 KB n/a
L2 cache 512 MB n/a
L3 Cache 1 MB n/a
Process tech. 14 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 4 2
Shader Units 8 32
Total shader 32 64
FLOPS 64 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 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 No Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth n/a 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2340x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x40 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 600 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 4 5
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced June, 2020 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename n/a MT6789

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Helio G99 the clear winner in this comparison.

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