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Helio G96

Helio G96

Mid-range Released: June 16, 2021
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Clock Speed
2050
MHZ
Process
12
NM
Cores
8
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : Mali-G57 MC2 (Valhall 1st gen)
GPU Frequency : 950 MHz
Memory : LPDDR4X
AnTuTu Score : 493,222

About this Chipset

Helio G96 launched in Jun 2021 on 12 nm, with Cortex-A76/A55 CPU cores, Mali-G57 MC2 graphics, LPDDR4X memory, eMMC 5.1/UFS 2.2 storage, and 4G connectivity.

Last updated: April 10, 2026
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Overall Score Of Helio G96

This summarizes how Helio G96 scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

71
Overall
CPU Domain
85
Memory Domain
55
Graphics Domain
54
Benchmark Domain
56
Connectivity Domain
74

Performance Charts Of Helio G96

These charts show the balance of Helio G96 across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
Helio G96

Performance Benchmarks

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General Information of Helio G96

Name

Helio G96

Brand

MediaTek

Class

Mid-range

Release Date

June 16, 2021

Foundry

TSMC

CPU Specifications of Helio G96

CPU Architecture

2x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A76, 6x 2 GHz Cortex-A55

CPU Frequency

2050 MHz

44% 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

Good

5 W

60% of the current best TDP score

Graphics Specifications of Helio G96

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Graphics Architecture

Valhall 1st gen

GPU Frequency

Good

950 MHz

55% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

2

13% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

32

6% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

64

3% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

121.6 Gigaflops

2% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

2.0

DirectX Version

12

Memory Specifications of Helio G96

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

58% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

2133 MHz

40% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

2x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

17.1 Gb/s

20% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

Good

10 GB

42% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2

44% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of Helio G96

AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)

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

89th in AnTuTu V11
493,222
Total
12% of the current best Total score
CPU
182,454
15% of the current best CPU score
GPU
44,018
3% of the current best GPU score
MEM
129,323
27% of the current best MEM score
UX
137,427
17% of the current best UX score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

90th in Single-Core 87th in Multi-Core
Single-Core
678
17% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
1,895
15% of the current best Multi-Core score
Asset Compression
93.6 MB/sec
20% of the current best Asset Compression score
HTML 5 Browser
48.6 pages/sec
15% of the current best HTML 5 Browser score
PDF Renderer
65.6 Mpixels/sec
19% of the current best PDF Renderer score
Image Detection
36 images/sec
10% of the current best Image Detection score
HDR
57.6 Mpixels/sec
15% of the current best HDR score
Background Blur
5.54 images/sec
11% of the current best Background Blur score
Photo Processing
18.5 images/sec
16% of the current best Photo Processing score
Ray Tracing
2.77 Mpixels/sec
19% of the current best Ray Tracing score

Connectivity of Helio G96

Download Speed

Up to 650 Mbps

4% of the current best Download Speed score

Upload Speed

Up to 150 Mbps

3% of the current best Upload Speed score

5G Support

No

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth Version

5.2

AI Accelerator of Helio G96

Neural Processor

MediaTek APU

AI Support

Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions about Helio G96

The Helio G96 scores 493,222 on the AnTuTu benchmark, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications.

The Helio G96 was officially released in June 2021, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The Helio G96 features a 8-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The Helio G96 achieves a single-core score of 678 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 71%, the Helio G96 is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The Helio G96 features the Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

Yes, the Helio G96 includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.

The Helio G96 is compatible with LPDDR4X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.