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
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
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 benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 103357 | 203226 |
GPU | 86376 | 298514 |
Memory | 89007 | 114682 |
UX | 101683 | 157662 |
Total score | 380423 | 774084 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
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 G9949%
Tensor G2Score: 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 G2Display
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 G9982%
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)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
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 |
Info
Announced Date | May 2022 | October 2022 |
Class | Mid range | Flagship |
Model number | - | - |
Official page | Helio G99 official site | Tensor G2 official site |