Mediatek Helio G96 vs Mediatek Helio G99
We’ve put together a comprehensive comparison of the newly released Helio G96 and Helio G99 SoCs, brought to you by Mediatek and Mediatek respectively. This analysis breaks down the pros and cons of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores, along with their technical details.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Helio G96
- Helio G96 has -5.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 (950 vs 1000 MHz).
- Helio G96 has 100.00% smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 (12 vs 6 nm).
Pros of Helio G99
- Helio G99 has 7.32 % higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 ( 2200 vs 2050 MHz).
- Helio G99 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Helio G96 ( 4266 vs 2133 MHz).
- Helio G99 has 12.07 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G96 ( 380 K vs 339 K).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 98570 | 103357 |
| GPU | 76840 | 86376 |
| Memory | 70017 | 89007 |
| UX | 94023 | 101683 |
| Total score | 339450 | 380423 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Score | 1086 | 1362 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G96 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2050MHz | 2200MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | - | - |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Valhall | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 64 |
| FLOPS | - | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | - | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 10 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed 5G | - | - |
| Download speed 4G | Up to 600 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 5G | - | - |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | June 2021 | May 2022 |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6781 | - |
| Official page | Helio G96 official site | Helio G99 official site |