Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 vs MediaTek MT8168
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | MediaTek MT8168 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and the MediaTek MT8168 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 2 core processor released in 2014 with the MediaTek MT8168 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) | CPU group | MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A7 | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8168 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT8168 |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT8168 |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon QDSP6 | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 304 | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP1 |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.85 GHz |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 3 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 2 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 2 |
| -- | Compute units | 1 |
| 24 | Shader | 16 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 304 | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP1 |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208, while the MediaTek MT8168 supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT8168 |
| LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | 3 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 3.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT8168 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 3 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8168 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT8168 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 12 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 |
| 2014 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz |
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MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 | MediaTek MT8168 |
| Unknown | Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) |
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