78

Points
Mediatek Helio G96

78

Points
Google Tensor G3
Overview - Helio G96 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G96 vs Tensor G3 SoCs by Mediatek and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 9-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 G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G96 15
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G96 57
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G96 31
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G96 Tensor G3
CPU 98570 281756
GPU 76840 364449
Memory 70017 148341
UX 94023 181913
Total score 339450 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G96

  • Helio G96 has 6.74% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (950 vs 890 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 41.95% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (2910 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Helio G96 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 66.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (4 vs 12 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 187.66% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G96 (976 K vs 339 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G96.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G96 544
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G96 1884
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

91%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 9
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 12 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Valhall Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 32 192
  • FLOPS - 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • 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 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • 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 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 G3

CPU
52%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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