Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 vs MediaTek MT6737

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, vs MediaTek MT6737. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and MediaTek MT6737
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
167228
MediaTek MT6737
59089
CPU6139416596
GPU161622974
Memory4558627828
UX4408611691
NanoReview Score16722859089
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
159
MediaTek MT6737
n/a
Graphics Test1 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
189
MediaTek MT6737
141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
862
MediaTek MT6737
594
File Compression62.9 MB/s39.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser27.2 pages/s17.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering27.4 MP/sec17.5 MP/sec
Background Blur1.19 frames/s0.89 frames/s
Photo Processing6.81 frames/s5.03 frames/s
Image Detection9.55 frames/s6.57 frames/s
HDR26.5 MP/sec17.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.67 MP/sec1.04 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4/1.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2000 1300
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 14 nm 28 nm
Transistor count 2 billion 1 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 506 Mali-T720 MP2
Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 48 10
Total shader 48 20
FLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS 26 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.0 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
DirectX 11 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 546 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 933 MHz 640 MHz
Bus 1x32 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 7.46 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 3 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0
Max. resolution 1900x1200 pixels 1280x720 pixels
Camera 1x24 pixels 1x13 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
H.264
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X9 MT6169
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 4
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 4.1 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
GPS

Other

Announced February, 2016 yr January, 2016 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MSM8953 MT6737

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