Snapdragon 720G vs Dimensity 820

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 820 (Mali-G57 MP5). 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 33% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 820
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
  • Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 11 score – 609K vs 517K
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
609659
CPU 218272 230405
GPU 50078 101179
Memory 103903 101782
UX 145207 176293
Total score 517460 609659
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 107 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 59.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 95.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 68.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 7.49 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 20.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
2799
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 4.22 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 2.29 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 8.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 442.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 716
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8030 6330
Video editing score 6295 5973
Data manipulation score 7577 7518
Photo editing score 18039 21803
Writing score 9464 9823
Phones tested 6 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
41 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 52 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
35 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
58 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro
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“˜ 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu563764
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu504036
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Makasin0)AnTuTu624334
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)GeekBench CPU751 / 1835
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)AnTuTu524287
MediaTek Dimensity 820
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (Xi Anzing)GeekBench GPU2799
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (Xi Anzing)GeekBench CPU839 / 2312

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 820

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 8 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 8 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP5
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 5
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 160
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 288 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 80MP, 2x 32MP
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 May 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 MT6875
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Dimensity 820 official site

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