MediaTek Helio G36 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs HiSilicon Kirin 659. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and HiSilicon Kirin 659
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
MediaTek Helio G36
141194
HiSilicon Kirin 659
103757
CPU5007246276
GPU120687090
Memory4550717518
UX3354732873
NanoReview Score141194103757
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
HiSilicon Kirin 659
214
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
HiSilicon Kirin 659
809
File Compressionn/a62.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a27.2 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a39 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a0.84 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a6.86 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a10 frames/s
HDRn/a26.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a1.71 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC n/a
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 4 billion
Power (TDP) 2.2 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Mali-T830 MP2
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Midgard 4th gen
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 4 2
Shader Units 8 16
Total shader 32 32
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 57.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 1.2 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence No No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x16 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr January, 2017 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA Hi6250

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