Helio G96
MediaTek Helio G96 vs Google Tensor G3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Helio G96 and Google Tensor G3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
Google
Launch Date
June 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
MT6781
Tensor G3
Architecture
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
9
Technology
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2050 MHz
2910 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G57 MP2
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
950 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
0.243 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
7
Shading units
64
192
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 13
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
5
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
-
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
17.1 Gbit/s
-
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Yes
TDP
5 W
4.7 W
Advantages
Tensor G3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 2910 MHz (2050 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (June 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Helio G96
651
Tensor G3
+171%
1767
Multi Core
Helio G96
1860
Tensor G3
+141%
4477
AnTuTu 10
Helio G96
391846
Tensor G3
+167%
1047516
SiliconCat Rating
117
Ranks 117 among all SOC on our website
23
Ranks 23 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G3
