Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G80

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G80 (Mali-G52 MP2). 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 4.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 63%) AnTuTu 11 score – 517K vs 318K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.41 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G80
  • Higher GPU frequency (~27%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
517460
318039
CPU 218272 139627
GPU 50078 16620
Memory 103903 79612
UX 145207 82180
Total score 517460 318039
Samples [52 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
746
406
Multi-Core Score
1762
1456
Asset compression 94.3 MB/sec 78.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 37.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 54.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 26.9 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 46.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 4.1 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 13.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.37 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1215
1065
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 1.75 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 3.35 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 126.7 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
314
173
Score 314 173
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
9187
6668
Web score 8030 5872
Video editing score 6295 4857
Data manipulation score 7577 5981
Photo editing score 18039 11129
Writing score 9464 6856
Phones tested 6 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
30 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
30 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 52 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
53 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
54 FPS
[High]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
Realme 6i
720 x 1600
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 Helio G80
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu314721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)GeekBench GPU1028
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu334947

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Helio G80

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 256 48
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Yes
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - 384 kHz/32 bit - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced January 2020 February 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM7125 MT6769T
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Helio G80 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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