Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 vs Apple A17 Pro

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 42
Different values 41
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G90
  • More CPU cores
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors Not available 19 billion
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
GPU Mali-G76 MC4 Apple A17 GPU
GPU architecture Bifrost Not available
GPU clock 720 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 4 6
Shaders 64 128
FLOPS 172.6 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Apple A17 Pro
Release July 2019 September 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6785 APL1V02
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 NVMe
Devices in database 2 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G90

4G
BLU G91 Pro
BLU

BLU G91 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Doogee S96 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S96 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1520 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6350 mAh

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh