Snapdragon 720G vs Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 900 (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.

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 67% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score – 671K vs 517K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
671241
CPU 218272 266132
GPU 50078 71827
Memory 103903 150753
UX 145207 182529
Total score 517460 671241
Samples [52 tests] [4 tests]

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 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 403.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 228
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 609
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
14320
Web score 8030 13144
Video editing score 6295 8031
Data manipulation score 7577 9360
Photo editing score 18039 30860
Writing score 9464 19188
Phones tested 6 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
-
Device Realme 7 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“˜ 2026-10-06 (Alexander)AnTuTu 12604250
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
MediaTek Dimensity 900
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (CaRi1306)AnTuTu 11634075
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (Jeans)AnTuTu 11709600
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-10 (Arun)AnTuTu 11595729
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Adit Tia Pratama)AnTuTu 11671241
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-07 (Vishnu)Geekbench 6 CPU846 / 3076

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 900

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-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 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 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 230.4 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 -

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 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
- AV1
- 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 May 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 MT6877
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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