Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs MediaTek MT6572A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs MediaTek MT6572A, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 305 and PowerVR SGX531.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6572A is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 or MT6572A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 400 APQ8026

MT6572A

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

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

MT6572A

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

MT6572A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT6572A
Total score	19590	12412
CPU	5485	3473
GPU	7454	4726
MEM	3139	1991
UX	3520	2238

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT6572A
Single-Core	52	32
Multi-Core	239	151

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT6572A
Frequency	1200 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	2
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 has -2 more core than MT6572A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 305	PowerVR SGX531
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	216 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	2.24
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	960 x 540 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	3.9	2.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.2	8.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.3	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.8	3.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	6.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.1	11.2
Real Racing 3	16.6	5.6
Sniper 3D	13.3	9.9
Need for Speed No Limits	14.9	6.3
Mortal Kombat X	10.8	7.2
CSR Racing 2	10.8	6.3

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

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572A is better: 2
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 and MT6572A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 specs and review.

MT6572A SoC - all data

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

• MT6572A specs and review.