Tiger T618 vs Snapdragon 835
We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T618 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (Adreno 540). 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 Unisoc Tiger T618
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 11 score β 438K vs 308K
- 23% higher CPU clock speed (2450 vs 2000 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 12 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 131035 | 148324 |
| GPU | 30005 | 101521 |
| Memory | 66964 | 88938 |
| UX | 80204 | 99233 |
| Total score | 308208 | 438016 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 74.1 MB/sec | 87.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 40.5 pages/sec | 46.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 50.6 Mpixels/sec | 56.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 24.7 images/sec | 15.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 43.8 Mpixels/sec | 48.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 3.19 images/sec | 2.93 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 12.4 images/sec | 11 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.17 Mpixels/sec | 2.23 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.66 images/sec | 3.08 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.03 images/sec | 1.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.06 Gpixels/sec | 5.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 108.4 FPS | 105.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 2 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 185 | 368 |
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7085 | 5581 |
| Video editing score | 3913 | 5841 |
| Data manipulation score | 6203 | 5696 |
| Photo editing score | 15223 | 13302 |
| Writing score | 9356 | 7633 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Unisoc Tiger T618
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-02 (ken) | AnTuTu | 308208 |
| π 2026-02-13 (Gemini.) | AnTuTu | 364048 |
| π 2024-11-25 (Stephano95) | GeekBench GPU | 1033 |
| π 2024-11-25 (Stephano95) | GeekBench CPU | 431 / 1206 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-13 (Lee) | GeekBench CPU | 382 / 1166 |
| π 2023-09-25 (Nightshot) | GeekBench CPU | 427 / 1500 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T618 and Snapdragon 835CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.45 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G52 MP2 | Adreno 540 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 24 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 81.6 Gigaflops | 363.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 682 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 29.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2400 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X16 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | August 2019 | November 2016 |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Model number | - | MSM8998 |
| Official page | Unisoc Tiger T618 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site |
| Successor | - Unisoc Tiger T620 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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Total votes: 37