Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, 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 test applications like GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, Octane V2, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Neocore, and how good the chipsets are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 650 MSM8956

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	86746	61183
CPU	24279	17140
GPU	32957	23248
MEM	13874	9791
UX	15623	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	224	203
Multi-Core	1010	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	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 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Snapdragon 450 SDM450. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	130
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	128	96
Display	2560 x 1600 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	12.6
Real Racing 3	54.4	30.6
Sniper 3D	59.1	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	56	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	26.5
CSR Racing 2	43.5	28.6

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	21 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 X8 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	100 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 650 MSM8956 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 7
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and Snapdragon 450 SDM450, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.