Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs MediaTek Helio G90

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G90 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G90
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 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 G90
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 16 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G90
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU architecture Not available Bifrost
GPU clock 890 MHz 720 MHz
Execution units Not available 4
Shaders 128 64
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops 172.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Da Vinci

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G90
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G90
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 12
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3MediaTek Helio G90
Release October 2023 July 2019
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available MT6785
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 3 2
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 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