MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6592 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6592 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). 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 MT6592 or Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 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

MT6592

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

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

MT6592

20%

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6592

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Total score	32014	17414
CPU	8963	4876
GPU	12162	6623
MEM	5124	2785
UX	5752	3134

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6592	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Single-Core	85	46
Multi-Core	391	212

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6592	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Frequency	2000 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	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 MT6592 is 44% better than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6592 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	41.73	19.2
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	10.2	5.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.4	14.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.9	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.5	8.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.4	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.8	17.5
Real Racing 3	22.4	10.1
Sniper 3D	34	13
Need for Speed No Limits	28.6	13
Mortal Kombat X	23.3	11.7
CSR Racing 2	23.3	8.9

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	16 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6592 is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 4
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips MT6592 and Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6592 SoC - all data

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

• MT6592 specs and review.

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 specs and review.