MediaTek MT6595 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6595 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, comparison of GPUs PowerVR G6200 and Adreno 418.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6595 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17) and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, 3DMark, Octane V2, Neocore, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy MT6595 or Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

MT6595

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

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

MT6595

22%

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6595

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6595	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Total score	50568	63981
CPU	14157	17918
GPU	19211	24320
MEM	8090	10236
UX	9092	11509

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6595	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Single-Core	130	165
Multi-Core	589	745

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6595	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
Memory bandwidth	6	7
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 MT6595 is 9% better than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT6595 has -2 more core than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 418
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	76.8	172.8
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 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	16.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.9	12.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	22.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.9	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.9	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.7	13.7
Real Racing 3	49.5	28.4
Sniper 3D	53.8	36.3
Need for Speed No Limits	50.9	31.8
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	36.3
CSR Racing 2	31.1	31.8

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. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	21 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.265	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 MT6595 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is better: 19
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT6595 and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6595 SoC - all data

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

• MT6595 specs and review.

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.