MediaTek Helio G90 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G90 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G90

342739

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G90

511

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G90

1632

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	8 nm
TDP	5 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek CorePilot	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 10 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP4	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	720 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	4	5
Shaders	64	80
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 64MP, 1x 24MP + 1x 16MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS