MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Adreno 508.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, Vellamo, Quadrant, GFXBench, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757CD) or Snapdragon 630 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Snapdragon 630

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

49%

Snapdragon 630

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Snapdragon 630

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 630
Total score	64246	66704
CPU	17996	18684
GPU	24413	25348
MEM	10287	10665
UX	11557	12001

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 630
Single-Core	166	172
Multi-Core	748	776

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 630
Frequency	2600 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	10.66
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is 15% better than Snapdragon 630 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 508
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	68	170
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.9	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	23.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	15.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	10.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.4	14.2
Real Racing 3	29.3	40.6
Sniper 3D	30.4	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	32.5
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	33.6
CSR Racing 2	32.8	32.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	24 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 18
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P25 (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Helio P25 (MT6757CD) specs and review.

Snapdragon 630 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 630 specs and review.