HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Helio G81. 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 G81

419

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Helio G81

1387

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	48
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	2K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS