Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Unisoc Tiger T310

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs Unisoc Tiger T310, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Tiger T310 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, GFXBench, 3DMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Geekbench, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, PCMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Tiger T310 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Tiger T310

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Tiger T310

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Tiger T310

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Tiger T310
Total score	88401	102948
CPU	24746	28818
GPU	33597	39119
MEM	14142	16471
UX	15904	18534

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Tiger T310
Single-Core	228	210
Multi-Core	1029	926

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Tiger T310
Frequency	1950 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	1x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 3x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1066
Memory bandwidth	14	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	8 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 Tiger T310 is 2% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro has -4 more core than Tiger T310. 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	770 MHz
GFloPS	176	52.3
# 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	23.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	38.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	25.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	19.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	24.1
Real Racing 3	39.3	67.4
Sniper 3D	69.1	61.6
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	61.6
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	61.6
CSR Racing 2	34.5	42.4

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-7
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	Yes
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 Unisoc Tiger T310 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Tiger T310, 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.

Tiger T310 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T310 specs and review.