Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799), comparison of GPUs Adreno 510 and PowerVR 7XTP-MT4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio X30 (MT6799) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Helio X30 (MT6799) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio X30 (MT6799)

10%

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Helio X30 (MT6799)

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Helio X30 (MT6799)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Total score	88401	141713
CPU	24746	39673
GPU	33597	53858
MEM	14142	22684
UX	15904	25508

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Single-Core	228	289
Multi-Core	1029	1275

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Frequency	1950 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	10
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A35
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio X30 (MT6799) is 25% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro has 2 more core than Helio X30 (MT6799). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	820 MHz
GFloPS	176	209.1
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	27.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	39.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	36.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	26.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	39.2
Real Racing 3	39.3	58.8
Sniper 3D	69.1	51
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	47
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	45.1
CSR Racing 2	34.5	43.1

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		16 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, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	450 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: 5
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) is better: 29
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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 X30 (MT6799) SoC - all data

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

• Helio X30 (MT6799) specs and review.