MediaTek Announced Gaming-Focused Helio G90 & Helio G90T Chipset

MediaTek has announced its Helio G90 lineup including Helio G90T and G90 SoCs. The G90T and G90 are gaming-centric chipsets and are combined with HyperEngine game tech for an enhanced gaming experience. It is known that the octa-core G90 series SoCs uses ARM Cortex A55 and Cortex A76. In addition, they also come with up to 800 MHz ARM Mali G76 3EEMC4.

According to MediaTek, the mixture of APU, CPU, and GPU offers up to 1TMACs performance for smooth gameplay and peak power. Xiaomi also stated it will introduce a mid-range gaming-focused phone powered by a G90T chipset soon. However, it hasn't announced a certain timeline for the launch.

The Helio G90 lineup supports up to 2,133 MHz storage and 10GB LDDDR4x RAM. The SoCs also have the support for up to 64MP camera and multiple-camera setup, in addition to using quad-pixel tech for a dedicated night mode. Also, they feature AI-backed facial detection tech and can accelerate AI-camera apps.

HyperEngine tech comprises of Networking engine which optimizes the link between cellular network and smartphone. It lets a single phone antenna be simultaneously connected to 2 Wifi bands or 2 routers.

The tech has the support for the call and data at the same time. Therefore, when users receive a phone call, the data connection will not be disconnected. Besides, Rapid Response Engine takes advantage of touch acceleration so as to enhance in-game action-to-display speeds. Accurate timing control offers quicker frame rates and an instant action-to-display experience. HyperEngine tech supports HDR10 with 10-bit Color Depth while Resource Management Engine tech allocates GPU and CPU resources for the optimum performance when playing games.

TL Lee, MediaTek’s Wireless Communication's General Manager, said: