Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek MT8768T

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs MediaTek MT8768T, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and MT8768T is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Vellamo, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, 3DMark, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or MT8768T 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

MT8768T

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

MT8768T

34%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

MT8768T

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	MT8768T
Total score	88401	93268
CPU	24746	26105
GPU	33597	35434
MEM	14142	14916
UX	15904	16782

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	MT8768T
Single-Core	228	241
Multi-Core	1029	1086

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	MT8768T
Frequency	1950 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	800
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-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here MT8768T 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	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	126.8
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 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	18.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	33.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	20.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	15.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	19.8
Real Racing 3	39.3	42.1
Sniper 3D	69.1	74.1
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	40.4
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	38.8
CSR Racing 2	34.5	43.8

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	25 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	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.	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 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 12
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8768T is better: 20
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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.

MT8768T SoC - all data

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

• MT8768T specs and review.