Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757), compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T880 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P20 (MT6757) is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, 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 parallel benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Helio P20 (MT6757) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 626 MSM8953 Pro

Helio P20 (MT6757)

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Helio P20 (MT6757)

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Helio P20 (MT6757)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Total score	68933	62314
CPU	19303	17440
GPU	26192	23679
MEM	11035	9968
UX	12401	11215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Single-Core	178	161
Multi-Core	802	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Frequency	2200 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	1866	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	10	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Helio P20 (MT6757) is 4% better than Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	130	68
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	96
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.3	13.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	22.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	14.7
Real Racing 3	49	28.1
Sniper 3D	46.6	29.3
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	27
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	25.9
CSR Racing 2	34.3	31.5

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	24 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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 X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	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 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 23
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757) is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro specs and review.

Helio P20 (MT6757) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P20 (MT6757) specs and review.