MediaTek MT6580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615

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MediaTek MT6580 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
MediaTek MT6580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6580 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6580 4 core processor released in 2015 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6580 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-400 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 4
28nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 0
1 Compute units --
16 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-400 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6580, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6580 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6580 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
2015 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6580 (61%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6580 (55%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (61%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
109 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (55%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
387 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (7%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
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