Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 vs Google Tensor

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

CPU B

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 41
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G90 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Google Tensor
  • 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
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor
L2 cache Not available 3 MB
L3 cache Not available 4 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 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor
GPU Mali-G76 MC4 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall
GPU clock 720 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units 4 20
Shaders 64 320
FLOPS 172.6 Gigaflops 2171 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP Not available
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, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G90Google Tensor
Release July 2019 October 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6785 S5E9845
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
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

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 mAh