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MediaTek MT8163 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek MT8163
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.7Inno Score
20CPU20.8
30GPU20.7
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
0 spec wins — MediaTek MT81634 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek MT8163 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek MT8163

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 21

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 367% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 6.4 GB/s
  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 43% higher Max clock: 2.15 GHz vs 1.5 GHz

General

General comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20152016
Process28 nm14 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8-AArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores44
Core configuration4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 (V/A; V/B up to 1.3 GHz)2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock1.5 GHz2.15 GHz+43%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUArm Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU clock600 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeDDR3 / LPDDR3LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth6.4 GB/s29.9 GB/s+367%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 4Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.04.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFull HD (1920x1080)4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek MT8163 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek MT8163Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—280Bottom 20%

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