Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, Neocore, PassMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 660 MSM8976 Plus

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	113847	61183
CPU	31874	17140
GPU	43265	23248
MEM	18217	9791
UX	20499	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	232	203
Multi-Core	1024	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	29.8	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache
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 660 MSM8976 Plus is 18% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus has 4 more core than Snapdragon 450 SDM450. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 512	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	255	130
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	128	96
Display	3840 x 2160 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	22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	12.6
Real Racing 3	58.1	30.6
Sniper 3D	74.4	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	26.5
CSR Racing 2	51.2	28.6

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	24 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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 X12 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 3
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing 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 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.