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MediaTek MT8163 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek MT8163
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
20CPU20.8
30GPU—
—Benchmarks20
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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

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
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 6%

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