Mediatek Helio G99 vs MediaTek Helio G85

We’ve meticulously compared the recently released Helio G99 vs Helio G85 SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Mediatek respectively. This comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their 8-core CPUs, backed by performance metrics from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Helio G99
  • Helio G99 has 10.00% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G85 (2200 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Helio G99 has 137.00% higher memory frequency than Helio G85 (4266 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Helio G99 has 52.92 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G85 (380 K vs 249 K).
  • Helio G99 supports 27.52 % higher memory bandwidth than Helio G85 ( 17.1 vs 13.41 MHz).
Pros of Helio G85
  • Helio G85 has 100.00 % smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 ( 12 vs 6 nm).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
380423
CPU 103357 67123
GPU 86376 61260
Memory 89007 42828
UX 101683 77565
Total score 380423 248776

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 8 FPS 4 FPS
Score 1362 710

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G99 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Valhall Bifrost 2
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 64 64
FLOPS - 59 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 10 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K 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 AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed 5G - -
Download speed 4G - Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G - Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2022 April 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number - MT6769Z
Official page Helio G99 official site Helio G85 official site