Helio G88 Vs Tensor

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G88 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 G88

Tensor

Gaming Performance

GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan

Helio G88

Tensor

Battery life

Efficiency of battery consumption

Helio G88

Tensor

Tenzys Tech Score

Overall chip score

Helio G88

Tensor

Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G88

Helio G88 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 G88 (2800 vs 2000 MHz).

Tensor has 77.78% higher memory frequency than Helio G88 (3200 vs 1800 MHz).

Tensor has 58.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G88 (5 vs 12 nm).

Tensor has 250.97% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G88 (724 K vs 206 K ).

Tensor Support 281.80% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G88 (51.2 vs 13.41 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

SoC:

Helio G88

Tensor

AnTuTu 9

Helio G88

206336

Tensor +240%

724169

CPU	69667	181161
GPU	47988	294446
Memory	44409	103174
UX	44272	145388
Total score	206336	724169

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

Helio G88

377

Tensor +172%

1026

Multi-Core Score

Helio G88

1290

Tensor +123%

2879

Image compression	82.7 Mpixels/s	-
Face detection	9.99 images/s	-
Speech recognition	25.2 words/s	-
Machine learning	19.5 images/s	-
Camera shooting	9.38 images/s	-
HTML 5	1.41 Mnodes/s	-
SQLite	415.2 Mnodes/s	-

3DMark

6%

Helio G88

48%

Tensor

Score: 6235

Stability	98%	56%
Graphics test	4 FPS	37 FPS
Score	723	6235

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Mediatek Helio G88 and Google Tensor

Display

Max On-Device Display	Full HD+ @90Hz	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 G88

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	-	5.6 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MC2	Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture	Bifrost	Valhall
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	848 MHz
Execution units	2	20
Shading units	32	320
FLOPS	62 Gigaflops	-
Vulkan version	1.1	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)	Yes	Tensor Processing Unit
Storage type	eMMC 5.1	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	2520 x 1080	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 64MP, 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 G88

300

Tensor

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G88

N/A

Tensor

7350

Upload Speed

4G (MB/s)

Helio G88

100

Tensor

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G88

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