78

Points
Mediatek Helio G96

78

Points
Google Tensor G2
Overview - Helio G96 Vs Tensor G2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G96 vs Tensor G2 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G96 21
Tensor G2 39
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G96 15
Tensor G2 36
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G96 57
Tensor G2 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G96 31
Tensor G2 52
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G96 Tensor G2
CPU 98570 203226
GPU 76840 298514
Memory 70017 114682
UX 94023 157662
Total score 339450 774084
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G96

  • Helio G96 has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G2 (950 vs 850 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G2

  • Tensor G2 has 39.02% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (2850 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Tensor G2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Helio G96 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G2 has 58.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (5 vs 12 nm).
  • Tensor G2 has 128.04% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G96 (774 K vs 339 K ).
  • Tensor G2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G96.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G96 544
Tensor G2 1059

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G96 1884
Tensor G2 3251

Image compression

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 168.3

Face detection

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 24.5

Speech recognition

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 69.4

Machine learning

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 71.2

Camera shooting

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 31.2

HTML 5

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 2.97

SQLite

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Helio G96
Tensor G2 1010

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Stability 72%

Graphics test 38 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz Ultra HD(4K)
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10+, HDR
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

75%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

91%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 12 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 7 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Mali-G710 MP7
  • Architecture Valhall Valhall 3
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 32 112
  • FLOPS - 1153 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Next-gen 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 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Exynos 5300g
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Helio G96

CPU
21%
GPU
15%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Google Tensor G2

CPU
39%
GPU
36%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%
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