MediaTek Helio G96 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G96 and Samsung Exynos 1280 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 17.1 Gbit/s (17.1 Gbit/s vs 17 Gbit/s)
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (12 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2400 MHz (2050 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2022 (June 2021 vs March 2022)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Samsung
June 2021
Launch Date
March 2022
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
MT6781
Model Name
S5E8825
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
5 nm
2050 MHz
Frequency
2400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G57 MP2
GPU name
Mali-G68 MP4
950 MHz
GPU frequency
1000 MHz
0.243 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.487 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
48
2
Execution units
4
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
12
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
No
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
17.1 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
17 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 2.2
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
5 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G96
651
Exynos 1280
852 +31%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G96
1860
Exynos 1280
1927 +4%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G96
395804
Exynos 1280
490914 +24%