Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P70

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio P70, compare 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 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 chipsets, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as PassMark, Neocore, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Octane V2, 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Helio P70 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio P70

10%

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Helio P70

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio P70

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P70
Total score	88401	150630
CPU	24746	42172
GPU	33597	57239
MEM	14142	24092
UX	15904	27109

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P70
Single-Core	228	308
Multi-Core	1029	1296

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio P70
Frequency	1950 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	3733
Memory bandwidth	14
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 P70 is 21% 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	950 MHz
GFloPS	176	64.53
# 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		28.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	29.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	38.4
Real Racing 3	39.3	68.6
Sniper 3D	69.1	104.3
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	63.1
CSR Racing 2	34.5	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	21 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	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 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: 10
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P70 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Helio P70, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 P70 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P70 specs and review.