Helio G99 Vs Tensor G2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G99 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.

Review
Differences
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v9
GeekBench 5
Specs

Review

CPU Performance

Single and multi-core processor tests

Helio G99

Tensor G2

Gaming Performance

GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan

Helio G99

Tensor G2

Battery life

Efficiency of battery consumption

Helio G99

Tensor G2

Tenzys Tech Score

Overall chip score

Helio G99

Tensor G2

Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G99

Helio G99 has 17.65% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G2 (1000 vs 850 MHz).

Helio G99 has 33.31% higher memory frequency than Tensor G2 (4266 vs 3200 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G2

Tensor G2 has 29.55% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 (2850 vs 2200 MHz).

Tensor G2 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 (5 vs 6 nm).

Tensor G2 has 103.48% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G99 (774 K vs 380 K ).

Tensor G2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G99.

Tensor G2 Support 199.42% higher memory bandwidth then Helio G99 (51.2 vs 17.1 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

SoC:

Helio G99

Tensor G2

AnTuTu 9

Helio G99

380423

Tensor G2 +107%

774084

CPU	103357	203226
GPU	86376	298514
Memory	89007	114682
UX	101683	157662
Total score	380423	774084

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

Helio G99

543

Tensor G2 +95%

1059

Multi-Core Score

Helio G99

1740

Tensor G2 +87%

3251

Image compression	114.8 Mpixels/s	168.3 Mpixels/s
Face detection	14.3 images/s	24.5 images/s
Speech recognition	36.1 words/s	69.4 words/s
Machine learning	30.2 images/s	71.2 images/s
Camera shooting	16.4 images/s	31.2 images/s
HTML 5	1.73 Mnodes/s	2.97 Mnodes/s
SQLite	599.6 Mnodes/s	1010 Mnodes/s

3DMark

11%

Helio G99

49%

Tensor G2

Score: 6381

Stability	99%	72%
Graphics test	8 FPS	38 FPS
Score	1362	6381

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Mediatek Helio G99 and Google Tensor G2

Display

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

CPU

64%

Helio G99

82%

Tensor G2

Processor Speed (Frequency)

Architecture	2x 2.2 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
Base Frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Turbo Frequency	2200 MHz	2850 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache	-	-
L2 cache	-	-
L3 cache	-	4 MB
Process	6 nm	5 nm
Transistor count	-	-
TDP	-	7 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture	Valhall	Valhall 3
GPU frequency	1000 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

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	3200 MHz
Bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth	17.1 Gbit/s	51.2 Gbit/s
Max size	10 GB	16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)	Yes	Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Storage type	UFS 2.2	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	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	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Download Speed

4G (MB/s)

Helio G99

N/A

Tensor G2

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G99

N/A

Tensor G2

7350

Upload Speed

4G (MB/s)

Helio G99

N/A

Tensor G2

N/A

5G (MB/s)

Helio G99

N/A

Tensor G2

3670

Modem	-	Exynos 5300g
4G support	LTE Cat. 13	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	5.2	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC