Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Unisoc SC9863A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Unisoc SC9863A, speed examination of GPUs IMG8322 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like 3DMark, Geekbench, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

SC9863A

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	SC9863A
Total score	88401	73522
CPU	24746	20588
GPU	33597	27947
MEM	14142	11762
UX	15904	13228

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	SC9863A
Single-Core	228	190
Multi-Core	1029	856

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	SC9863A
Frequency	1950 MHz	1600 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	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	14	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	8 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 Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is 17% better than SC9863A 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	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	176	146.2
# of Cores		128
# 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	15.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	26.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	17.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	12.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	16.2
Real Racing 3	39.3	40.4
Sniper 3D	69.1	43
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	43
CSR Racing 2	34.5	32.3

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem	LTE-4
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 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: 28
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9863A is better: 7
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and SC9863A, 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.

SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• SC9863A specs and review.