Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G88
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (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
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- Performs 4x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 10 score – 385K vs 270K
- 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 G88
- Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
- Announced 1-year and 5-months later
Promotion
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 133239 | 90479 |
| GPU | 73877 | 41484 |
| Memory | 76696 | 67690 |
| UX | 104297 | 70892 |
| Total score | 385972 | 270282 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 92.6 MB/sec | 73.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 45.7 pages/sec | 39.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 63.4 Mpixels/sec | 50.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 35.5 images/sec | 25.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 56.7 Mpixels/sec | 42 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.25 images/sec | 3.26 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 17.1 images/sec | 11.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.54 Mpixels/sec | 2.13 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 1039 | 744 |
Gaming
| 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] |
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| Device | Realme 7 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
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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 Helio G88CPU
| 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 |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 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 | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 384 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 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 | June 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SM7125 | MT6769H |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
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