HiSilicon Kirin 820 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 820, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs HiSilicon Kirin 820 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 820
494513
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU146219131367
GPU14481671737
Memory101046100728
UX102432118629
NanoReview Score494513422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
HiSilicon Kirin 820
n/a
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 820
788
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 820
1972
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression99.6 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser46.6 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering65.3 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur6.16 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing17.7 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection36.4 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR60.3 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.86 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Low) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 41 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 48 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 57 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 33 FPS (Medium) 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Huawei Honor X10 (1080x2400) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 3x 2.22 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process n/a TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2360 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 7 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-G57 MP6 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 6 2
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 192 64
FLOPS 326.4 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 Yes Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3360x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x48 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
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Balong 5000 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4600 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

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

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