Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G99
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 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
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Announced 2-years and 4-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
- Supports 23% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 13.91 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 9 score – 376K vs 337K
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 109222 | 105184 |
| GPU | 87231 | 85897 |
| Memory | 55275 | 91375 |
| UX | 87641 | 96744 |
| Total score | 337713 | 376244 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 110.2 Mpixels/s | 114.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 13.1 images/s | 14.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27.3 words/s | 36.1 words/s |
| Machine learning | 26.1 images/s | 30.2 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.7 images/s | 16.4 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.16 Mnodes/s | 1.73 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 533.6 Krows/s | 599.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Score | 1037 | 1362 |
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 G99CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | - |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 435 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 | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 108MP, 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 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | May 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Helio G99 official site |
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