Helio G85 Vs Tensor

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G85 vs Tensor SoCs by Mediatek and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Review
Differences
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v9
GeekBench 5
Specs

Review

CPU Performance

Single and multi-core processor tests

Helio G85

Tensor

Gaming Performance

GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan

Helio G85

Tensor

Battery life

Efficiency of battery consumption

Helio G85

Tensor

Tenzys Tech Score

Overall chip score

Helio G85

Tensor

Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Helio G85

Helio G85 has 17.92% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (1000 vs 848 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor

Tensor has 40% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G85 (2800 vs 2000 MHz).

Tensor has 77.78% higher memory frequency than Helio G85 (3200 vs 1800 MHz).

Tensor has 58.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G85 (5 vs 12 nm).

Tensor has 191.09% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G85 (724 K vs 249 K ).

Tensor Support 281.80% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G85 (51.2 vs 13.41 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

SoC:

Helio G85

Tensor

AnTuTu 9

Helio G85

248776

Tensor +183%

724169

CPU	67123	181161
GPU	61260	294446
Memory	42828	103174
UX	77565	145388
Total score	248776	724169

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

Helio G85

361

Tensor +184%

1026

Multi-Core Score

Helio G85

1279

Tensor +125%

2879

Image compression	81.2 Mpixels/s	-
Face detection	11.9 images/s	-
Speech recognition	24.2 words/s	-
Machine learning	18.1 images/s	-
Camera shooting	9.26 images/s	-
HTML 5	1.55 Mnodes/s	-
SQLite	413.5 Mnodes/s	-

3DMark

5%

Helio G85

48%

Tensor

Score: 6235

Stability	-	56%
Graphics test	4 FPS	37 FPS
Score	710	6235

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of MediaTek Helio G85 and Google Tensor

Display

Max On-Device Display	-	4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz
Max On-Display Resolution	2520 x 1080	3840 x 2160
Max External Display	-	-
HDR	-	HDR
Color Depth	-	-
Color Gamut	-	-

CPU

53%

Helio G85

74%

Tensor

Processor Speed (Frequency)

Architecture	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores	8	8
Base Frequency	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Turbo Frequency	2000 MHz	2800 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache	-	-
L2 cache	-	3 MB
L3 cache	-	4 MB
Process	12 nm	5 nm
Transistor count	-	-
TDP	5 W	5.6 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture	Bifrost 2	Valhall
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	848 MHz
Execution units	2	20
Shading units	32	320
FLOPS	59 Gigaflops	-
Vulkan version	1.0	1.1
OpenCL version	2.0	2.0
DirectX version	12	12

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	3200 MHz
Bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth	13.41 Gbit/s	51.2 Gbit/s
Max size	8 GB	12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)	Neural Engine	Tensor Processing Unit
Storage type	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	2520 x 1080	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 16MP	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture	2K at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	2K at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP9	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Download Speed

4G (MB/s)

Helio G85

300

Tensor

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G85

N/A

Tensor

7350

Upload Speed

4G (MB/s)

Helio G85

100

Tensor

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G85

N/A

Tensor

3670

Modem	-	Exynos 5300g
4G support	LTE Cat. 7	LTE Cat. 24
5G support	No	Yes
Peak Download speed	-	Up to 7350 Mbps
Peak Upload speed	-	Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi	5	6
Bluetooth	5.0	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS