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

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 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
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
385972
270282
CPU 133239 90479
GPU 73877 41484
Memory 76696 67690
UX 104297 70892
Total score 385972 270282

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
749
424
Multi-Core Score
1760
1342
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)
Helio G88 +131%
1130
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
1039
744
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS
Score 1039 744

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.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Helio G88

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
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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