Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 678

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 678 (Adreno 612). 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
  • Performs 68% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 11 nm)
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
517460
CPU 218272 216553
GPU 50078 30227
Memory 103903 103694
UX 145207 160187
Total score 517460 510711
Samples [52 tests] [3 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 89.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 41.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 48.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 31.4 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 52.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 4.96 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 9.43 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.57 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 1.12 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 0.55 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 0.42 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 83.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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 6057
Video editing score 6295 5351
Data manipulation score 7577 6444
Photo editing score 18039 14635
Writing score 9464 9952
Phones tested 6 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
41 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
24 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 54 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
14 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
48 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
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 678
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Sayato)AnTuTu 11510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)Geekbench 6 CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu 11447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)Geekbench 6 CPU714 / 1577

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 678

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache - 16 KB
L2 cache - 256 KB
Process 8 nanometers 11 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 612
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 750 MHz 895 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 229.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Hexagon 685
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS -

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP
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 X12
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 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced January 2020 December 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 SM6150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site

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