Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G90T

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G90T, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Mali-G76 3EEMC4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Helio G90T is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Vellamo, Quadrant, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy A12 Bionic or Helio G90T and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A12 Bionic

30%

Helio G90T

20%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A12 Bionic

72%

Helio G90T

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Helio G90T

18%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A12 Bionic	Helio G90T
Total score	419987	279795
CPU	117593	78342
GPU	159589	106315
MEM	67188	44760
UX	75591	50359

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A12 Bionic	Helio G90T
Single-Core	900	615
Multi-Core	2970	2216

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Helio G90T
Frequency	2490 MHz	2050 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	2x2.05 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	10 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A12 Bionic is 17% better than Helio G90T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 Bionic has 2 more core than Helio G90T. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A12 Bionic	Mali-G76 3EEMC4
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	586	248
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	27.4	31.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	50.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	44.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	39.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	46.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	65.4
Real Racing 3	84.5	66.6
Sniper 3D	107	57.7
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	53.3
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	64.4
CSR Racing 2	78.8	53.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7560 LTE	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 33
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G90T is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A12 Bionic specs and review.

Helio G90T SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Helio G90T specs and review.