MediaTek Helio G36 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G36 with Samsung Exynos 980. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	8 nm
TDP	2.2 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing		NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Rogue	Bifrost
GPU frequency	680 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	1	5
Shaders	64	80
OpenCL API	1.2	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2400x1080@90Hz	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.150 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS