Snapdragon 720G vs Dimensity 800U

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 800U (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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 800U
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 562K vs 517K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
562447
CPU 218272 214860
GPU 50078 60564
Memory 103903 124551
UX 145207 162472
Total score 517460 562447
Samples [52 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 94.3 MB/sec 98.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 49.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 56.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 36.8 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 59.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 5.26 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 11 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.64 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 45 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 2.93 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1.5 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 5.33 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 302.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 475
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8030 5081
Video editing score 6295 5544
Data manipulation score 7577 7073
Photo editing score 18039 13097
Writing score 9464 7692
Phones tested 6 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
44 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
47 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 39 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
35 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
Oppo Realme 7 5G
1080 x 2400
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (masnung08)AnTuTu 12599693
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu 11563764
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu 11504036
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Makasin0)AnTuTu 11624334
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)Geekbench 6 CPU751 / 1835
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (Biki)AnTuTu 11562447

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 800U

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP3
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 96
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 163.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS 2.4 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

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
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

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 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced January 2020 August 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 MT6853T
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Dimensity 800U official site

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