Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT6750

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 vs MediaTek MT6750, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T860 MP2 and Adreno 330.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is quad-core (Krait 400) and MT6750 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 or MT6750 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 800 MSM8974

MT6750

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

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

20%

MT6750

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

MT6750

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6750
Total score	33143	40481
CPU	9290	11332
GPU	12594	15386
MEM	5308	6480
UX	5955	7289

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6750
Single-Core	88	107
Multi-Core	405	494

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	MT6750
Frequency	2300 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Krait 400	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	667
Memory bandwidth	6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 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 Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is 34% better than MT6750 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 has 4 more core than MT6750. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T860 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	520 MHz
GFloPS	129	35.3
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	1280 x 720 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	8.5	12.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.3	32.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.9	21.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.8	18.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.3	27.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.7	41.3
Real Racing 3	29.6	37.1
Sniper 3D	22	33.9
Need for Speed No Limits	30.4	33.9
Mortal Kombat X	27	30.7
CSR Racing 2	20.3	23.3

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	28 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6750 is better: 25
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 and MT6750, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 specs and review.

MT6750 SoC - all data

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

• MT6750 specs and review.