Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (Adreno 710). 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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 8 nm)
  • Supports 48% higher memory bandwidth (22 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 11 score – 737K vs 517K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
737054
CPU 218272 306912
GPU 50078 74254
Memory 103903 161784
UX 145207 194104
Total score 517460 737054
Samples [52 tests] [70 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 94.3 MB/sec 139.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 65.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 99.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 88.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 9.21 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 2.77 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1.45 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 227.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 200
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8030 11087
Video editing score 6295 6838
Data manipulation score 7577 8252
Photo editing score 18039 30771
Writing score 9464 12967
Phones tested 6 models 10 models

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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (masnung08)AnTuTu 12599693
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu 11563764
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu 11504036
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Makasin0)AnTuTu 11624334
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)Geekbench 6 CPU751 / 1835
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XYRO)AnTuTu 12782767
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 7 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 750 MHz 676 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K 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 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2020 September 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 SM6450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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