Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T), comparison of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Helio P23 (MT6763T) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Total score	88401	61429
CPU	24746	17200
GPU	33597	23350
MEM	14142	9819
UX	15904	11057

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Single-Core	228	159
Multi-Core	1029	715

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Frequency	1950 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14	14.93
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. Here Helio P23 (MT6763T) is 15% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 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 510	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	176	52.3
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
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)	18.9	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	13.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	9.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	13.1
Real Racing 3	39.3	26.6
Sniper 3D	69.1	34.1
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	29.8
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	34.1
CSR Racing 2	34.5	27.7

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	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	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) is better: 9
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.

Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.