MediaTek was preparing to launch its premium 5G chipset. Prior to the announcement, the labeled MediaTek MT6889 chipset appeared on the AnTuTu benchmark, while interestingly it outperforms current premium models like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 990 5G, reports DroidShout.
In the AnTuTu results, the MediaTek processor scored a total of 511,363 points on the Antutu V8 version. The CPU achieved a score of 161.266 points, while the GPU reached 196.097 points.
In addition, AI-benchmark benchmarking suggests that the MediaTek MT6889 SoC achieved better results than Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and Kirin 990 5G chips.
It is already known that the MT6889 is based on the 7nm FinFET process, which uses the ARM Cortex A77 architecture and the Mali-G77 GPU. The chipset has a built-in 5G Helio M70 modem, which offers downlink speeds of 4.7Gbps and uplink speeds of 2.5Gbps.
It is not yet known which phone manufacturers will implement the aforementioned premium MediaTek chipset.
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