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Helio G81

Helio G81

Entry-Level Released: August 30, 2024
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Clock Speed
2000
MHZ
Process
12
NM
Cores
8
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : Arm Mali-G52 MC2 (Bifrost 2nd gen)
GPU Frequency : 820 MHz
Memory : LPDDR4X
AnTuTu Score : 358,383

About this Chipset

Helio G81 is a 12 nm entry-level 4G SoC with Cortex-A75/A55 CPU cores, Mali-G52 MC2 graphics, LPDDR4X memory, eMMC 5.1 storage, and LTE connectivity.

Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Overall Score Of Helio G81

This summarizes how Helio G81 scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

68
Overall
CPU Domain
83
Memory Domain
50
Graphics Domain
53
Benchmark Domain
53
Connectivity Domain
71

Performance Charts Of Helio G81

These charts show the balance of Helio G81 across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
Helio G81

Performance Benchmarks

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General Information of Helio G81

Name

Helio G81

Brand

MediaTek

Class

Entry-Level

Release Date

August 30, 2024

Foundry

TSMC

CPU Specifications of Helio G81

CPU Architecture

2x 2 GHz Cortex-A75, 6x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55

CPU Frequency

2000 MHz

43% of the current best CPU Frequency score

Cores

Excellent

8

80% of the current best Cores score

Instruction Set

ARMv8.2-A

Process (nm)

12 nm

17% of the current best Process (nm) score

TDP

5 W

40% of the current best TDP score

L3 Cache

1 MB

6% of the current best L3 Cache score

Graphics Specifications of Helio G81

GPU

Arm Mali-G52 MC2

Graphics Architecture

Bifrost 2nd gen

GPU Frequency

Good

820 MHz

48% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

2

10% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

24

5% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

48

2% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

78.7 Gigaflops

1% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

2.0

Memory Specifications of Helio G81

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

58% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

1800 MHz

34% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

2x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

14.4 Gb/s

17% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

8 GB

25% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

eMMC 5.1

11% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of Helio G81

AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)

V11 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

122nd in AnTuTu V11
358,383
Total
9% of the current best Total score
CPU
130,560
10% of the current best CPU score
GPU
24,072
1% of the current best GPU score
MEM
95,598
20% of the current best MEM score
UX
108,153
13% of the current best UX score

AnTuTu Benchmark (V10)

V10 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

97th in AnTuTu V10
254,779
Total
6% of the current best Total score
CPU
92,817
8% of the current best CPU score
GPU
17,113
1% of the current best GPU score
MEM
67,962
11% of the current best MEM score
UX
76,887
8% of the current best UX score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

121st in Single-Core 120th in Multi-Core
Single-Core
432
11% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
1,416
11% of the current best Multi-Core score
Asset Compression
71.5 MB/sec
15% of the current best Asset Compression score
HTML 5 Browser
40.5 pages/sec
12% of the current best HTML 5 Browser score
PDF Renderer
49.6 Mpixels/sec
14% of the current best PDF Renderer score
Image Detection
26.2 images/sec
7% of the current best Image Detection score
HDR
46.2 Mpixels/sec
12% of the current best HDR score
Background Blur
3.76 images/sec
8% of the current best Background Blur score
Photo Processing
12.2 images/sec
10% of the current best Photo Processing score
Ray Tracing
2.17 Mpixels/sec
15% of the current best Ray Tracing score

Connectivity of Helio G81

Download Speed

Up to 150 Mbps

1% of the current best Download Speed score

Upload Speed

Up to 50 Mbps

1% of the current best Upload Speed score

5G Support

No

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth Version

5.0

AI Accelerator of Helio G81

Neural Processor

MediaTek NeuroPilot

AI Support

Yes

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Infinix Hot 60i

Infinix

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Frequently Asked Questions about Helio G81

The Helio G81 scores 358,383 on the AnTuTu benchmark, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications.

The Helio G81 was officially released in August 2024, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The Helio G81 features a 8-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The Helio G81 achieves a single-core score of 432 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.

With a performance score of 68%, the Helio G81 is positioned as a highly capable mid-range chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The Helio G81 features the Arm Mali-G52 MC2 GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

Yes, the Helio G81 includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.

The Helio G81 is compatible with LPDDR4X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.