MediaTek Helio G85 vs Apple A9

25 out 100
MediaTek Helio G85
VS
26 out 100
Apple A9

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G85, vs Apple A9. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G85 and Apple A9
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G85
263249
Apple A9
332764
CPU75141106215
GPU4198980649
Memory6747759673
UX7864286227
NanoReview Score263249332764
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G85
743
Apple A9
1850
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Test4 fps11 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
413
Apple A9
619
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G85
1332
Apple A9
953
File Compression75.3 MB/s43.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser38.2 pages/s16.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering44.5 MP/sec24.7 MP/sec
Background Blur3.05 frames/s3.08 frames/s
Photo Processing12.2 frames/s8.39 frames/s
Image Detection23.5 frames/s9.06 frames/s
HDR43.3 MP/sec28.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.75 MP/sec1.27 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 45 FPS (High) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS (Medium) n/a
FortniteFortnite 21 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 49 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 46 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (1080x2340) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 2
Frequency 2000 1850
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 64 KB
L2 cache n/a 3 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
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-G52 MP2 PowerVR GT7600
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 2 6
Shader Units 24 32
Total shader 48 192
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Apple M9

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
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
- UFS 2.1
NVMe
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2048x1536 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Qualcomm MDM9635M
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 6
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 450 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 100 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced April, 2020 yr September, 2015 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename MT6769Z APL1022

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