Helio G80 vs Dimensity 720

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G80 (with Mali-G52 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 720 (Mali-G57 MP3). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
  • Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 720
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
  • Performs 54% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 11 score – 452K vs 318K
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 13.41 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
318039
452426
CPU 139627 201559
GPU 16620 39273
Memory 79612 99876
UX 82180 111718
Total score 318039 452426
Samples [27 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
406
770
Multi-Core Score
1456
1844
Asset compression 78.6 MB/sec 92.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 37.6 pages/sec 43.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 54.9 Mpixels/sec 68.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 26.9 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
HDR 46.7 Mpixels/sec 57.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.1 images/sec 5.2 images/sec
Photo processing 13.4 images/sec 17.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.37 Mpixels/sec 2.6 Mpixels/sec
Samples 14 tests 71 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1065
1871
Background blur 1.75 images/sec 2.92 images/sec
Face detection 1 images/sec 1.52 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.35 Gpixels/sec 5.32 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 126.7 FPS 306.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 9 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
173
362
Score 173 362
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
6668
6945
Web score 5872 5280
Video editing score 4857 5528
Data manipulation score 5981 5876
Photo editing score 11129 12194
Writing score 6856 7799
Phones tested 5 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 30 FPS
[High]
41 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 30 FPS
[Low]
43 FPS
[High]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 52 FPS
[Low]
49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 53 FPS
[Medium]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 30 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[High]
30 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 6i
720 x 1600
Realme V3
720 x 1600
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947
MediaTek Dimensity 720
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (HoΓ ng Tα»­ BΔƒng)AnTuTu 11452426

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G80 and Dimensity 720

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 320 KB -
L3 cache 1 MB -
Process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 5.5 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing TSMC -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G57 MP3
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 950 MHz 730 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 48 96
FLOPS 91.2 Gigaflops 140.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 13.41 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced February 2020 July 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MT6769T MT6853V
Official page MediaTek Helio G80 official site MediaTek Dimensity 720 official site
Successor - MediaTek Helio G88 -

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Coinwillwin August 26, 2025 at 08:33 PM
Tbf the 720 is ancient and is barely used
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