Unisoc Tiger T610 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T610 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 MP2 and Adreno 530.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Tiger T610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Tiger T610 or Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 T610

12%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

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

Tiger T610

67%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T610

11%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T610	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Total score	169746	125956
CPU	47534	35262
GPU	64512	47872
MEM	27164	20152
UX	30555	22681

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T610	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Single-Core	278	257
Multi-Core	917	1133

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T610	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1866
Memory bandwidth	29	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is 18% better than Tiger T610 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Tiger T610 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 820 MSM8996. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	614 MHz	624 MHz
GFloPS	302.51	497.98
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		256
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	21.7	25.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	48.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.9	52.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.2	27.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	22.7	44.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	31.7	63.7
Real Racing 3	85.4	105
Sniper 3D	91	84
Need for Speed No Limits	79.7	84
Mortal Kombat X	74	68.3
CSR Racing 2	62.6	57.8

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	16 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T610 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is better: 18
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 Tiger T610 and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Tiger T610 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T610 specs and review.

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.