MediaTek Helio G81 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G81

Exynos 990

742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G81

419

Exynos 990

835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Exynos 990

2669

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
TDP	5 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1000 MHz
Execution units	2	11
Shaders	48	176
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network		Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS