Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 680
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 680 (Adreno 610). 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
- Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 9 score – 343K vs 271K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
- Announced 1-year and 9-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
- Supports 22% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.91 GB/s)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 106622 | 82218 |
| GPU | 86653 | 50002 |
| Memory | 53851 | 67147 |
| UX | 93089 | 69303 |
| Total score | 343106 | 271217 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 110.2 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 13.1 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 27.3 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 26.1 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 15.7 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 2.16 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 533.6 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Score | 1040 | 442 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 43 FPS [High] |
59 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Low] |
23 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 65 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
62 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | 34 FPS [Medium] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [High] |
54 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Realme 7 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 1080 x 2400 |
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 Snapdragon 680CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2400 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 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 96 |
| 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 | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | Hexagon 686 |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | 384 kHz/32 bit | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | October 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | SM6225 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site |
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