MediaTek Helio G96 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 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 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A75
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 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 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Valhall Bifrost
GPU frequency 950 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 32 80
OpenCL API 2.1 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture 2K@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 5.2 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 2 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6781 S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Helio G96
336259
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Helio G96
539
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Helio G96
1168
Exynos 980
1828