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MediaTek Helio P90

Manufacturing Process
12nm
CPU Cores
8 cores
Instruction Set
ARMv8.2-A
Memory Type
LPDDR4X (1866MHz)
GPU
PowerVR GM9446

ℹ️ Basic Information

SOC Name MediaTek Helio P90
Brand MediaTek
Announcement Date 13 November 2018
Class Mid range
Manufacturing Process 12nm
Manufacturing TSMC

⚡ CPU Specifications

CPU Architecture 2x 2.20 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 2.00 GHz – Cortex-A55
CPU Cores 8 Core
CPU Frequency 2200MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A

🧠 Cache & NPU

Cache --- MB
Cache Level L3
SLC ---
NPU MediaTek APU 2.0

💾 Memory

Memory Type LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866MHz
Memory Bus 2x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s
Max Memory Size 8 GB

🎮 GPU

GPU PowerVR GM9446
GPU Architecture PowerVR Series9XE (Rogue)
Pipelines 8 Pipeline
Shading Units 64 Unit
Total Shaders 64 Unit
Vulkan Version Version 1.3
OpenCL Version Version 2.0

💿 Storage & Display

Storage Type UFS 2.1
Max Display Resolution 2520 x 1080
Max Camera Resolution 64MP

🎵 Video & Audio

Video Capture 4K at 30FPS
Video Playback 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

📶 Connectivity

WiFi Wifi 5
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0

🛰️ Navigation Systems

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Beidou Yes
Galileo Yes
QZSS No
NAVIC No

📊 Benchmark Scores

AnTuTu 10 300,868

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✅ Positive Aspects

1. Strong AI and Imaging Capabilities

Helio P90 integrates MediaTek’s APU 2.0 with high AI performance (up to ~1127 GMACs) that accelerates tasks like intelligent photography, scene detection, and on-device AI workloads beyond typical SoCs of its time.

2. Balanced CPU Performance

Featuring an octa-core design with two Cortex-A75 cores at 2.20 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores at 2.00 GHz on a 12 nm process, the Helio P90 delivers capable everyday performance with good efficiency for mid-range devices.

3. Decent GPU & Multimedia Support

With PowerVR GM9446 GPU supporting Vulkan 1.3 and modern video codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9), the P90 handles casual gaming and 4K video playback smoothly for media consumption.

❌ Negative Aspects

1. No Integrated 5G Modem

Helio P90 uses an LTE modem (Cat-12 DL/Cat-13 UL) and does not support 5G connectivity, limiting the chip to 4G LTE networks.

2. Older Mid-Range Architecture

Although solid at launch, the Helio P90’s 12 nm process and older Cortex-A75/A55 cores lag behind modern mid-range SoCs with more efficient 7 nm/6 nm nodes and newer CPU designs in both performance and energy efficiency.

Device information for this processor will be available soon. We are working on collecting data about smartphones and tablets that use the MediaTek Helio P90.