Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 610 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Geekbench, Neocore, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Snapdragon 460 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 460

10%

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Snapdragon 460
Total score	88401	142955
CPU	24746	40022
GPU	33597	54316
MEM	14142	22868
UX	15904	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	228	292
Multi-Core	1029	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	1950 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is 7% better than Snapdragon 460 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	Adreno 610
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	176	312
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	128	192
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 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	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	40.2
Real Racing 3	39.3	70.2
Sniper 3D	69.1	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	64.2
CSR Racing 2	34.5	48.1

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Snapdragon 460, 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.

Snapdragon 460 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.