The MediaTek Helio P segment chipsets are designed for slim profile smartphones. With the MediaTek Helio P series, we focused on optimizing the systems-on-chip for battery efficiency without overly-compromising on performance and user experience. Premium MediaTek Helio features like multimedia and connectivity are still central to its design. The Mediatek Helio G80 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio P70 (with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics) and Helio G80 (Mali-G52 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench. The successors to MediaTek's mid-range Helio P60 SoC will allegedly be the Helio P80 and Helio P90, according to well-known tipster Roland Quandt.
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio P70 (with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics) and Helio G80 (Mali-G52 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
- Performs 44% better in floating-point computations
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2100 vs 2000 MHz)
- Announced 1-year and 4-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 8 score – 205K vs 190K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksCPU | 74666 | 74423 |
GPU | 40391 | 44670 |
Memory | 43943 | 43475 |
UX | 36633 | 41133 |
Total score | 190284 | 205309 |
Image compression | 82.6 Mpixels/s | - |
Face detection | 11.7 images/s | - |
Speech recognition | 16.45 words/s | - |
Machine learning | 12.2 images/s | - |
Camera shooting | 9.58 images/s | - |
HTML 5 | 1.69 Mnodes/s | - |
SQLite | 429.6 Krows/s | - |
PUBG Mobile | - | 30 FPS [High] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 30 FPS [Low] |
Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Low] |
Shadowgun Legends | - | 52 FPS [Low] |
World of Tanks Blitz | - | 53 FPS [Medium] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 54 FPS [High] |
Device | - | Realme 6i 720 x 1600 |
Helio P80
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio P70 and Helio G80Architecture | 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2100 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
Transistor count | 5.5 billion | - |
TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
GPU name | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
Architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 950 MHz |
Execution units | 3 | 2 |
Shading units | 48 | 32 |
FLOPS | 78.8 Gigaflops | 54.6 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | - | 13.41 Gbit/s |
Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Neural processor (NPU) | NeuroPilot | Neural Engine |
Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
Max display resolution | 2160 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 7 |
5G support | No | No |
Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Announced | October 2018 | February 2020 |
Class | Mid range | Mid range |
Official page | MediaTek Helio P70 official site | MediaTek Helio G80 official site |
Aside from CPU and GPU benchmarks, modern chipsets need to worry about AI performance too. The upcoming Snapdragon 8150 from Qualcomm may claim the top spot, at least in Android-land. Apple photos app download for mac.
A test of the dev platform (i.e. a prototype board) shows close to double the performance of the current Snapdragon 845. Which, according to the benchmark, is an even match to Huawei’s latest Kirin 980.
Speaking of the latest Kirin, Huawei was touting a 2x improvement in AI performance over the 970, but as far as this benchmark is concerned, it’s more like a 15% bump. The Kirin 980 score is just under that of the Snapdragon 845.
Model | CPU | RAM | Year | Android | AI-Score |
Qualcomm 8150 Dev Platform | Snapdragon 8150 | 6GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 22082 |
Mediatek P80 Dev Platform | Mediatek Helio P80 | 6GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 19453 |
OnePlus 6 | Snapdragon 845 | 8GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 12274 |
Huawei Mate 20 Pro | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (NPU) | 6GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 12026 |
Huawei P20 Pro | HiSilicon Kirin 970 (NPU) | 6GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 8921 |
Google Pixel 3 XL | Snapdragon 845 | 4GB | 2018 | 9.0 | 6895 |
Mediatek P60 Dev Platform | Mediatek Helio P60 | 6GB | 2018 | 8.1 | 5767 |
Note: See the full table at ai-benchmark.com.
There’s a catch – the Snapdragon 845 score from the OnePlus 6 is spectacular, the one from the Pixel 3 is merely “meh”. Both have the same chipset, except the Google phone has a dedicated core that handles the image processing magic. So, these scores are somewhat questionable.
Still, we were surprised to see which chipset won second place – MediaTek’s Helio P80. It scores much higher than the S845, nearly as high as the Snapdragon 8150. This will be a massive jump from the current Helio P60/P70 (a +200% boost!).
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Reader comments
- vkihba
- gNZ
Helio P80 Antutu Score
It's used in Camera Module and in Heavy multitasking such as playing games using separate neural core, AI enhances the overall performance of the processing unit thereby giving lag-free experience.
- Mu3
I live in Norway, manufacturer warranty isn't really all that interesting, we have a 5 year 'warranty' for electronic devices sold in Norway. So as long as one buys it here, one has support for five years.
- Edge
- inS
Helio P80 Vs G80
AI processing sound good, but what real-world phone apps actually use it in any demanding sense?