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Snapdragon 720G vs Dimensity 1080

Snapdragon 720G
VS
Dimensity 1080
Snapdragon 720G
Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1080 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v10
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

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 Dimensity 1080
  • Supports 244% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Performs 79% better in floating-point computations
  • Announced 2-years and 9-months later
  • Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 10 score – 531K vs 385K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 720G
vs
Dimensity 1080

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 720G
385972
Dimensity 1080 +38%
531332
CPU 133239 177132
GPU 73877 112841
Memory 76696 106425
UX 104297 139138
Total score 385972 531332
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 92.6 MB/sec 120.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.7 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 63.4 Mpixels/sec 91.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 35.5 images/sec 45.8 images/sec
HDR 56.7 Mpixels/sec 75.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.25 images/sec 6.73 images/sec
Photo processing 17.1 images/sec 21.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.54 Mpixels/sec 3.29 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 13 FPS
Score 1039 2302

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]		 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]		 27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 62 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]		 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]		 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]		 86 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 800 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shading units 128 -
Total shaders 256 -
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 686 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Qualcomm Hexagon 692 MediaTek APU 3.0
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2020 October 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site

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