Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs Unisoc Tiger T618

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs Unisoc Tiger T618, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G52 MP2 and Adreno 610.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240) and Tiger T618 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Neocore, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 460 or Tiger T618 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 460

10%

Tiger T618

15%

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

Snapdragon 460

69%

Tiger T618

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 460

Tiger T618

12%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 460	Tiger T618
Total score	142955	211843
CPU	40022	59325
GPU	54316	80491
MEM	22868	33895
UX	25725	38140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 460	Tiger T618
Single-Core	292	436
Multi-Core	1286	1747

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 460	Tiger T618
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	11 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1066
Memory bandwidth	13.91	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		16 KB
L2 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
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 Tiger T618 is 9% 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-G52 MP2
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	312	418.78
# 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		25.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.8	28.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	40.1	50.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.8	31.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.4	25.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.2	37.2
Real Racing 3	70.2	63.4
Sniper 3D	88.2	81.1
Need for Speed No Limits	72.2	60.8
Mortal Kombat X	64.2	73.5
CSR Racing 2	48.1	60.8

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 340	Vivi Magic
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem	LTE-7
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	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T618 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 460 and Tiger T618, 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.

Tiger T618 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T618 specs and review.