Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs MediaTek Helio P70

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs MediaTek Helio P70, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 610 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240) and Helio P70 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 460 or Helio P70 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 460

10%

Helio P70

10%

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

Snapdragon 460

69%

Helio P70

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 460

Helio P70

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 460	Helio P70
Total score	142955	150630
CPU	40022	42172
GPU	54316	57239
MEM	22868	24092
UX	25725	27109

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 460	Helio P70
Single-Core	292	308
Multi-Core	1286	1296

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 460	Helio P70
Frequency	1800 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	11 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	3733
Memory bandwidth	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P70 is 28% better than Snapdragon 460 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 610	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	312	64.53
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	192
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	2160 x 1080 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		28.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.8	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	40.1	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.8	29.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.4	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.2	38.4
Real Racing 3	70.2	68.6
Sniper 3D	88.2	104.3
Need for Speed No Limits	72.2	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	64.2	63.1
CSR Racing 2	48.1	65.9

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. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	48 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	390 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P70 is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel 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.

Snapdragon 460 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.

Helio P70 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P70 specs and review.