HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio G50

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Helio G50. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Helio G50

198

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Helio G50

881

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
Neural Processing	-	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Imagination PowerVR GE8320
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	900 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	32	32
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2400x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS