Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G88
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (Mali-G52 MC2). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- Performs 7x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 46%) AnTuTu 9 score – 339K vs 232K
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
- Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
- Announced 1-year and 5-months later
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 109222 | 56707 |
| GPU | 87231 | 54234 |
| Memory | 55275 | 42227 |
| UX | 87641 | 77806 |
| Total score | 339703 | 232677 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 110.2 Mpixels/s | 82.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 13.1 images/s | 9.99 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27.3 words/s | 25.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 26.1 images/s | 19.5 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.7 images/s | 9.38 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.16 Mnodes/s | 1.41 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 533.6 Krows/s | 415.2 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 1037 | 716 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 43 FPS [High] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Low] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 34 FPS [Medium] |
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| 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 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 435 Gigaflops | 62 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | 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 | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | MT6769H |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Helio G88 official site |
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