Unisoc Tiger T603 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Comparisons 06-11-2023

Comprehensive compare data of Unisoc Tiger T603 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Geekbench, PCMark, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, Call of Duty, GTA, Madout2 etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Tiger T603 or Snapdragon 835 MSM8998.

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

Tiger T603

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

12%

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

Tiger T603

71%

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T603

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T603	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Total score	215040	171349
CPU	60202	47987
GPU	81708	65116
MEM	34399	27406
UX	38709	30849

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T603	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Single-Core	382	421
Multi-Core	1486	1475

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T603	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Frequency	1800 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.45 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	29	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 is 30% better than Tiger T603 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP1	Adreno 540
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	710 MHz
GFloPS	332.53	566.61
# of Cores	1
# of Shader Units		384
Display	2160 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	20.4	22.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.1	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.9	57.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	36.6	29.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.9	23.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	32.7
Real Racing 3	81.3	100.3
Sniper 3D	60.5	74.5
Need for Speed No Limits	83.6	80.2
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	91.7
CSR Racing 2	64.7	74.5

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 180
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T603 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Tiger T603 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T603 specs and review.

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 specs and review.