Tiger T618 vs Snapdragon 730
We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T618 (with ARM Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (Adreno 618). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Unisoc Tiger T618
- Higher GPU frequency (~70%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Tiger
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 9 score – 322K vs 254K
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 69359 | 103758 |
| GPU | 48246 | 84680 |
| Memory | 64278 | 44127 |
| UX | 69749 | 87773 |
| Total score | 254104 | 322515 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 89.9 Mpixels/s | 93.9 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 10.8 images/s | 11.7 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 24 words/s | 27 words/s |
| Machine learning | 19.3 images/s | 24.7 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 10.2 images/s | 14 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.53 Mnodes/s | 1.17 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 454.8 Krows/s | 478.1 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Score | - | 653 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 59 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 36 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 35 FPS [Medium] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi9T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T618 and Snapdragon 730CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 32 | 128 |
| FLOPS | - | 386 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2160 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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 | - | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | August 2019 | April 2019 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | - | SM7150-AA |
| Official page | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site |
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