Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Snapdragon 460

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, comparison of GPUs Adreno 512 and Adreno 610.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus or Snapdragon 460 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 660 MSM8976 Plus

Snapdragon 460

10%

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 460
Total score	113847	142955
CPU	31874	40022
GPU	43265	54316
MEM	18217	22868
UX	20499	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	232	292
Multi-Core	1024	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.8	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache
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 660 MSM8976 Plus is 18% better than Snapdragon 460 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus has 4 more core than Snapdragon 460. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 512	Adreno 610
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	255	312
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	128	192
Display	3840 x 2160 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	22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	40.2
Real Racing 3	58.1	70.2
Sniper 3D	74.4	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	64.2
CSR Racing 2	51.2	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	24 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160	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 X12 LTE modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		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 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and Snapdragon 460, 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 460 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.