Tiger T618 vs Snapdragon 865
We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T618 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (Adreno 650). 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 (~45%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- Performs 11x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 978K vs 308K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
- 42% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 131035 | 385127 |
| GPU | 30005 | 148169 |
| Memory | 66964 | 166070 |
| UX | 80204 | 279544 |
| Total score | 308208 | 978910 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [104 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 74.1 MB/sec | 149.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 40.5 pages/sec | 87.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 50.6 Mpixels/sec | 125.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 24.7 images/sec | 77 images/sec |
| HDR | 43.8 Mpixels/sec | 106.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 3.19 images/sec | 11 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 12.4 images/sec | 32.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.17 Mpixels/sec | 4.29 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 52 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.66 images/sec | 4.53 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.03 images/sec | 1.97 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.06 Gpixels/sec | 9.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 108.4 FPS | 567.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 2 tests | 34 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 185 | 1110 |
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 6 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7085 | 9557 |
| Video editing score | 3913 | 5874 |
| Data manipulation score | 6203 | 8658 |
| Photo editing score | 15223 | 29642 |
| Writing score | 9356 | 14782 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 14 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 61 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Unisoc Tiger T618
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-02 (ken) | AnTuTu 11 | 308208 |
| π 2026-02-13 (Gemini.) | AnTuTu 11 | 364048 |
| π 2024-11-25 (Stephano95) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1033 |
| π 2024-11-25 (Stephano95) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 431 / 1206 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigante Supremo) | AnTuTu 12 | 1111940 |
| π 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS) | AnTuTu 12 | 1102560 |
| π 2026-09-26 (the kroco's) | AnTuTu 12 | 1088974 |
| π 2026-09-22 (mptech) | AnTuTu 11 | 995050 |
| π 2026-09-20 (mptech) | AnTuTu 11 | 973656 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T618 and Snapdragon 865CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 10.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G52 MP2 | Adreno 650 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 587 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 24 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 81.6 Gigaflops | 901.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 698 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 44 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2400 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X55 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2019 | December 2019 |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Model number | - | SM8250-AB |
| Official page | Unisoc Tiger T618 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site |
| Successor | - Unisoc Tiger T620 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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