Snapdragon 720G vs Helio P35
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P35 (IMG PowerVR GE8320). 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 9.7x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 3x) AnTuTu 9 score – 337K vs 112K
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
- Announced 1-year and 1-month later
- Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio P35
- Supports 7% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 13.91 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 105893 | 45313 |
| GPU | 86694 | 15084 |
| Memory | 55906 | 28634 |
| UX | 89635 | 24531 |
| Total score | 337612 | 112929 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 108.75 Mpixels/s | 66.55 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 15.55 images/s | 9.05 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27.15 words/s | 16.55 words/s |
| Machine learning | 25.5 images/s | 13.15 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 16.15 images/s | 5.63 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.18 Mnodes/s | 1.3 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 561.5 Krows/s | 319.2 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Score | 1031 | - |
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 P35CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | IMG PowerVR GE8320 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Rogue |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 435 Gigaflops | 44.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | No |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2400 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 25MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265 |
| 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 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | December 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SM7125 | MT6765 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | MediaTek Helio P35 official site |
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