MediaTek MT6595M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6595M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, comparison of GPUs Adreno 508 and PowerVR SGX544.

This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6595M is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17) and Snapdragon 630 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Vellamo, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy MT6595M or Snapdragon 630 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

MT6595M

Snapdragon 630

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

MT6595M

24%

Snapdragon 630

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6595M

Snapdragon 630

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6595M	Snapdragon 630
Total score	60152	66704
CPU	16841	18684
GPU	22865	25348
MEM	9626	10665
UX	10822	12001

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6595M	Snapdragon 630
Single-Core	155	172
Multi-Core	700	776

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6595M	Snapdragon 630
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	2 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	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 Snapdragon 630 is 9% better than MT6595M in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	Adreno 508
GPU Frequency	357 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	11.48	170
# of Cores	1
# 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)	10.9	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.7	23.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.2	15.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.2	10.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	14.2
Real Racing 3	39.4	40.6
Sniper 3D	25.6	30.2
Need for Speed No Limits	23.6	32.5
Mortal Kombat X	22.7	33.6
CSR Racing 2	25.6	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	16 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		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.265	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	150 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 MT6595M is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is better: 32
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 listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT6595M SoC - all data

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

• MT6595M 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.