Helio G80 vs Helio G91

The Helio G80 and the Helio G91 are both entry-level chips made by MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Helio G91 is 22% faster in multi-core (1,400 vs 1,150), while the Helio G80 is 5% faster in single-core.

MediaTek Entry

Helio G80

#115 of 118 chipsets · 1 phone

MediaTek Entry

Helio G91

#113 of 118 chipsets · 2 phones

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Helio G91 +22%
Helio G80 1,150
Helio G91 1,400

Single-core Geekbench 6

Helio G80 +5%
Helio G80 420
Helio G91 400

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Helio G80 —
Helio G91 80

Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.

Key facts

Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.

Helio G80Helio G91
Maker MediaTek MediaTek
Class Entry Entry
Announced — Feb 2024
Process — 12 nm TSMC
CPU — 8 cores 2× 2.0 GHz + 6× 1.8 GHz
Max CPU speed — 2 GHz
GPU — Mali-G52 MC2
5G modem — 4G only
Place in our ranking #115 of 118 #113 of 118 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 420 (better) 400
Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,150 1,400 (better)
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) — 80
Phones in our database 1 phone 2 phones
Best-rated phone Samsung Galaxy A14 4.2 REDMI 17 5.2
Newest phone Samsung Galaxy A14 Feb 2023 REDMI 17 Aug 2026

Phones with the Helio G80

1 phone in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Helio G91

2 phones in our database, best rated first.

  • 5.2

    Announced Aug 2026

    REDMI 17

    6.9″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,500 mAh

    No US price + Compare
  • 4.4

    Announced Jun 2024

    REDMI 13

    6.79″ 90 Hz, 108 MP camera, 5,030 mAh

    No US price + Compare

Helio G80 vs Helio G91: FAQ

Which is faster, the Helio G80 or the Helio G91?

In Geekbench 6, the Helio G91 is 22% faster in multi-core (1,400 vs 1,150), while the Helio G80 is 5% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.

Which phones use the Helio G80 and the Helio G91?

The Helio G80 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy A14. The Helio G91 powers 2 phones in our database, including the REDMI 17 and REDMI 13.

Where do these benchmark scores come from?

They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.

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