Snapdragon 625 vs Snapdragon 430
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and Snapdragon 430 (Adreno 505). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
- Has a smaller size transistor (14 versus 28 nm)
- 43% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1400 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~44%)
- Performs 44% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score – 218K vs 180K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 93844 | 77469 |
| GPU | 14096 | 6280 |
| Memory | 46390 | 36602 |
| UX | 64549 | 60089 |
| Total score | 218879 | 180440 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 62.9 MB/sec | 60.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 27.2 pages/sec | 24.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 27.4 Mpixels/sec | 38.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.55 images/sec | 8.57 images/sec |
| HDR | 26.5 Mpixels/sec | 26.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.19 images/sec | 1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.81 images/sec | 7.19 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.67 Mpixels/sec | 1.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 2 tests |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4980 | - |
| Video editing score | 5558 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 3713 | - |
| Photo editing score | 7746 | - |
| Writing score | 4130 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 430CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 28 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 1 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | Adreno 505 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 1 |
| Shading units | 48 | 48 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 62.4 Gigaflops | 43.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | Hexagon 536 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1900 x 1200 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 21MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | X6 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 75 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | February 2016 | September 2015 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8953 | MSM8937 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
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