MediaTek Helio G96 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs Samsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 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 G96
381469
Samsung Exynos 990
727249
CPU123372201538
GPU70302231438
Memory89831138841
UX97964155432
NanoReview Score381469727249
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
Samsung Exynos 990
3784
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Test6 fps22 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
Samsung Exynos 990
840
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
Samsung Exynos 990
2670
File Compression89.3 MB/s126.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s68.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec90.2 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s9.95 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s21 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s60.6 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec88.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec3.37 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) n/a
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 23 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (1080x2400) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 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 2050 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) 5 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G77 MP11
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 832 MHz
Execution Units 2 11
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 64 352
FLOPS 121.6 GFLOPS 585.7 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU Yes
GPU Frequency n/a 15 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 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 2.2
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2400 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Exynos 5123
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 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 5.2 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr October, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6781 S5E9830

Results

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

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