Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 vs MediaTek MT8735W

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 vs MediaTek MT8735W, comparison of GPUs Adreno 304 and Mali-T720 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT8735W is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 or MT8735W and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

MT8735W

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

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

26%

MT8735W

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2

MT8735W

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	MT8735W
Total score	17276	23460
CPU	4846	6565
GPU	6572	8914
MEM	2754	3746
UX	3104	4222

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	MT8735W
Single-Core	45	62
Multi-Core	211	286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2	MT8735W
Frequency	1260 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR 2/3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	800
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 MT8735W is 3% better than Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 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-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	19.2	17
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1280 x 800 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	4.6	5.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	17.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.5	11.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.9	10.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	14.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	22.1
Real Racing 3	15	14.6
Sniper 3D	12	25.7
Need for Speed No Limits	12	18.7
Mortal Kombat X	8.6	17
CSR Racing 2	8.3	15.2

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
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	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 212 MSM8909 v2 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8735W is better: 26
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 and MT8735W, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 212 MSM8909 v2 specs and review.

MT8735W SoC - all data

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

• MT8735W specs and review.