MediaTek MT6735P vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6735P vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, comparison of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6735P is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) 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 specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy MT6735P or Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

MT6735P

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

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

MT6735P

24%

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6735P

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Total score	25064	17414
CPU	7020	4876
GPU	9527	6623
MEM	4009	2785
UX	4510	3134

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Single-Core	66	46
Multi-Core	306	212

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6735P	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Frequency	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR 2/3
Max. Memory	4 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 Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is 9% better than MT6735P in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 304
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	13.6	19.2
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1280 x 720 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	6.9	5.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	19.2	14.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	11.9	8.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.6	8.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.7	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	17.5
Real Racing 3	14.9	10.1
Sniper 3D	26.2	13
Need for Speed No Limits	16.7	13
Mortal Kombat X	13.7	11.7
CSR Racing 2	15.5	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	13 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	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, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6735P is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 7
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.

MT6735P SoC - all data

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

• MT6735P 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.