Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 vs MediaTek MT6580

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 vs MediaTek MT6580, compare of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-400 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT6580 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PCMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, Neocore, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 or MT6580 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

MT6580

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

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

26%

MT6580

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

MT6580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909	MT6580
Total score	17414	20999
CPU	4876	5884
GPU	6623	7987
MEM	2785	3365
UX	3134	3787

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909	MT6580
Single-Core	46	55
Multi-Core	212	256

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 210 MSM8909	MT6580
Frequency	1100 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2/3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	2 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	266
Memory bandwidth	6	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 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 MT6580 is 26% better than Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 304	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	8.4
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1280 x 720 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	5.2	6.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.8	17.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.1	11.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	8.1	9.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.6	13.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.5	21.2
Real Racing 3	10.1	16.8
Sniper 3D	13	21.3
Need for Speed No Limits	13	13.4
Mortal Kombat X	11.7	16.2
CSR Racing 2	8.9	13.4

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

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6580 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 and MT6580, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

MT6580 SoC - all data

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

• MT6580 specs and review.