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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs MediaTek MT8317T

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Multi-core performance
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530
476
MediaTek MT8317T
PowerVR SGX531
4

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At a glance

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FamilyQualcomm Snapdragon (105)Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
CPU groupQualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)MediaTek MT83xx A9 (3)
ArchitectureKryoCortex-A9
Technology14 nm40 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)normal
Core Cluster 1: 2x Kryo
2.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A9
1.20 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 2x Kryo
1.60 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameQualcomm Adreno 530PowerVR SGX531
GPU frequency0.62 - 0.62 GHz0.52 - 0.52 GHz
CUs / Shader / 2561 /
Raytracing
Max. displays01
Max. GPU Memory
Technology14 nm65nm
Release dateQ4/2015Q4/2006

NPU AI performance

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AI hardwareQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsHexagon 680
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryLPDDR4-3733 (14.9 GB/s)
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels20
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroidAndroid
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)Armv7-A (32 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ3/2016Q3/2013
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
MediaTek MT8317T
MediaTek MT8317T
2C / 2T · 1.20 GHz

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