MediaTek MT6575 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6575 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 305 and PowerVR SGX531.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6575 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A9) and Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, PassMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy MT6575 or Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

MT6575

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

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

MT6575

-4%

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6575

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6575	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Total score	10235	19590
CPU	2875	5485
GPU	3891	7454
MEM	1627	3139
UX	1834	3520

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6575	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Single-Core	27	52
Multi-Core	125	239

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6575	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A9	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	533
Memory bandwidth	4	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is 16% better than MT6575 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6575 has 3 more core than Snapdragon 400 APQ8026. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX531	Adreno 305
GPU Frequency	216 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	2.24	21.6
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		24
Display	840 x 480 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	1.8	3.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	7.5	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	3.6	8.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	3.1	6.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	5.9	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	9.1	18.1
Real Racing 3	7.2	16.6
Sniper 3D	5.8	13.3
Need for Speed No Limits	6.5	14.9
Mortal Kombat X	4.1	10.8
CSR Racing 2	4.7	10.8

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6575 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 36
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs MT6575 and Snapdragon 400 APQ8026, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6575 SoC - all data

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

• MT6575 specs and review.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 specs and review.