MediaTek Helio G36 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs Samsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and Samsung Exynos 990
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
Samsung Exynos 990
727249
CPU50072201538
GPU12068231438
Memory45507138841
UX33547155432
NanoReview Score141194727249
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G36
n/a
Samsung Exynos 990
3784
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
Samsung Exynos 990
840
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
Samsung Exynos 990
2670
File Compressionn/a126.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a68.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a90.2 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a9.95 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a21 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a60.6 frames/s
HDRn/a88.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a3.37 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
- 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2730
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 192 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G77 MP11
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 832 MHz
Execution Units 4 11
Shader Units 8 32
Total shader 32 352
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 585.7 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence No Yes
GPU Frequency n/a 15 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 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 3.0
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 3840x2400 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Exynos 5123
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 7350 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr October, 2019 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA S5E9830

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Exynos 990 the clear winner in this comparison.

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