Unisoc T820 vs Snapdragon 888

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc T820 (with Mali-G57 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (Adreno 660). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Performs 6.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 200% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 17.07 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 50%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 757K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2700 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
757199
1135878
CPU 262223 406119
GPU 57118 233383
Memory 290052 188085
UX 147806 308291
Total score 757199 1135878
Samples [3 tests] [127 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1500
Multi-Core Score
3537
Asset compression 117.9 MB/sec 156.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 56.1 pages/sec 86.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 86.2 Mpixels/sec 104.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 41.5 images/sec 72.9 images/sec
HDR 68.5 Mpixels/sec 104.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 7.47 images/sec 12.1 images/sec
Photo processing 20.9 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.5 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 49 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
4509
Background blur 3.32 images/sec 7.75 images/sec
Face detection 1.59 images/sec 3.37 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.28 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.32 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 6.45 Gpixels/sec 13.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 390.3 FPS 851.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 3 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
505
Score 205 505
Stability 96% 77%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 1508
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12740
13229
Web score 13579 12232
Video editing score 7072 7638
Data manipulation score 8739 10494
Photo editing score 25271 29866
Writing score 15437 15219
Phones tested Less than 3 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 112 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Unisoc T820
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-29 (Ануар)AnTuTu 11522607
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-21 (Hakuna matata)AnTuTu 11757199
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-09 (FilmEXETH)Geekbench 6 GPU2236
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-09 (FilmEXETH)Geekbench 6 CPU885 / 2392
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-20 (Chico Fico)Geekbench 6 GPU2228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc T820 and Snapdragon 888

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.7 GHz – Cortex-A76
3x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2700 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP4 Adreno 660
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU frequency 780 MHz 840 MHz
Pipelines 4 3
Shading units 32 256
Total shaders 128 768
FLOPS 199.7 Gigaflops 1290.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17.07 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 32 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3440 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Makalu IVY510 X60
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2022 December 2020
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number - SM8350
Official page Unisoc T820 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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