Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

Compared fields 36
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 9 8
Clock speed 2910 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Not available Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 890 MHz 950 MHz
Shaders 128 24
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G81
Release October 2023 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 3 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G3

5G
Google Pixel 8a
Google

Google Pixel 8a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4492 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 8 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 pix…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8
Google

Google Pixel 8

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4575 mAh

MediaTek Helio G81

4G
Motorola Moto G15 Power
Motorola

Motorola Moto G15 Power

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G05
Motorola

Motorola Moto G05

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, (6.67 inches)
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto E15
Motorola

Motorola Moto E15

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G15
Motorola

Motorola Moto G15

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Realme C75x
Realme

Realme C75x

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5600 mAh
4G
Redmi 14C China
Redmi

Redmi 14C China

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
4G
Redmi 14C
Redmi

Redmi 14C

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
4G
POCO C75
POCO

POCO C75

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh