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MediaTek MT8176 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

MediaTek MT8176
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
24.4Inno Score
22.7CPU20
30GPU20
—Benchmarks20
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
1 spec wins — MediaTek MT81762 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek MT8176 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 MT8176

  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 20

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Announced20162016
Process28 nm14 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureArmv8-AArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.1 GHz Cortex-A72 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A538x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.1 GHz+5%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
GPUIMG PowerVR GX6250Qualcomm Adreno 506
GPU clock600 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Memory typeLPDDR3 (dual channel)LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth—7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Modem—Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Max displayWQXGA (2560x1600)FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek MT8176 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
SpecMediaTek MT8176Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
AnTuTu—145,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—160Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—700Bottom 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—44Bottom 1%

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