Snapdragon 720G vs Dimensity 720
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 720 (Mali-G57 MC3). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 720
- Supports 23% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 13.91 GB/s)
- Announced 6-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 106622 | 90727 |
| GPU | 86653 | 89752 |
| Memory | 53851 | 69627 |
| UX | 93089 | 82586 |
| Total score | 340011 | 331150 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 110.2 Mpixels/s | 98.5 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 13.1 images/s | 14.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27.3 words/s | 31.3 words/s |
| Machine learning | 26.1 images/s | 27 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.7 images/s | 14.9 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.16 Mnodes/s | 2 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 533.6 Krows/s | 510.9 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Score | 1040 | 1227 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 43 FPS [High] |
41 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
43 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Low] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 34 FPS [Medium] |
30 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [High] |
30 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Realme 7 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
Realme V3 720 x 1600 |
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 720CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 435 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP |
| 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 LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 211 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | July 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | MT6853V |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Dimensity 720 official site |
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