Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 vs Google Tensor G3

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 9
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
GPU Mali-G76 MC4 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Bifrost Not available
GPU clock 720 MHz 890 MHz
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 64 128
FLOPS 172.6 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor G3
Release July 2019 October 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6785 Not available
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 2 3
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

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