Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G90T
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G90T (Mali-G76MC4). 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
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2050 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G90T
- Higher GPU frequency (~60%)
- Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 8 score – 283K vs 251K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G76MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 500 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Cores | - | 4 |
| Number of ALUs | 128 | - |
| FLOPS | 385 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 | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | Da Vinci |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | 384 kHz/32 bit | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | July 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Helio G90T official site |
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