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Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G99

Snapdragon 720G
VS
Helio G99
Snapdragon 720G
Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (8)

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 3x better in floating-point computations
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 554K vs 517K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 720G
vs
Helio G99

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 720G
517460
Helio G99 +7%
554590
CPU 218272 218545
GPU 50078 43804
Memory 103903 156545
UX 145207 135696
Total score 517460 554590
Samples [52 tests] [313 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 720G
1762
Helio G99 +16%
2047
Asset compression 94.3 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 720G
1215
Helio G99 +16%
1410
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 251.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Snapdragon 720G
314
Helio G99 +10%
346
Score 314 346
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 720G
9187
Helio G99 +15%
10608
Web score 8030 9196
Video editing score 6295 6615
Data manipulation score 7577 7349
Photo editing score 18039 25535
Writing score 9464 12807
Phones tested 6 models 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]		 86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends - 91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]		 66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]		 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]		 55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400		 Cubot X70
1080 x 2408
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (masnung08)AnTuTu 12599693
📘 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu 11563764
📘 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu 11504036
📘 2026-07-27 (Makasin0)AnTuTu 11624334
📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)Geekbench 6 CPU751 / 1835
Add View all (77)
MediaTek Helio G99
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Joe)AnTuTu 12642231
📘 2026-10-03 (Josh Gay Is Back Again and Again)AnTuTu 12707841
📘 2026-10-03 (Josh Gay)AnTuTu 12698039
📘 2026-10-01 (Josh Gay Is Back Again)AnTuTu 12706364
📘 2026-09-30 (Lucas)AnTuTu 12607320
Add View all (410)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Helio G99

CPU

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
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Yes
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

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 Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps 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 MT6789
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
    - The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.

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Comments

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Bryce January 27, 2025 at 03:30 AM
If you want Gaming and Battery efficient go for Helio g99 cheap budget processor If you want Camera and vedio 4k Go for SD 720g budget processor
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Advanced User June 15, 2024 at 09:14 PM
I had the 720g and now the g99, and now I can say that the 720g is definitely better, especially in games. Also, the SD 720g heats up about the same as the g99, although it is made by Samsung, and the g99 is made by TSMC. The SD 720g also has support for WiFi 6 and the ability to record and play video in 4k30fps. So, I would definitely choose the SD 720g, but overall they are about equal, it's just amazing that the SD 720g was released 2 years earlier and still has advantages in many ways. It's strange that the newer g99 has an older version of WiFi and doesn't have the ability to record and playback 4k30, this once again proves that MTK still lags behind SD even in the budget segment.
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Advanced User June 18, 2024 at 10:45 AM
And I forgot to mention the difference in LTE Cat. The older 720g has a better LTE Cat. 15 compared to the Cat. 13 of g99.
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Kauçuk September 13, 2024 at 02:18 PM
You are ranting and all on Mediatek lacking but if you check the G90 which was released half a year before 720G you will see that those are pretty even. Infact, G90 was a bit better than Snapdragon in GPU performance. Advanced user my back yard.
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Advanced User January 1, 2025 at 02:40 AM
Kauçuk, You forgot one thing, if SD and MTK are roughly equal, then SD will still be much better in games. You also forgot that SD 720g has 384 Gigaflops vs 207 for Helio G90, so ultimately 720g is still better in terms of graphics, and much better, especially in emulators. This will also be noticeable in mobile games where SD is better optimized, because of this even with equal numbers MTK will be inferior.
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KnowYourPlace September 28, 2025 at 01:47 PM
Kauçuk, Some fanboy foreigner like your kind sure get pissed that easily~and likes to accuse them for being "crying/ranting/whatever self-satisfying insults your kind likes to do" to someone who just helping us understand, pointing out the facts.
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KnowYourPlace September 28, 2025 at 01:48 PM
Kauçuk, Remember your parents who taught you manners.
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Amd September 29, 2025 at 02:41 AM
KnowYourPlace, Remember the boy who brought you back to earth.
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