Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 685
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 685 (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
- Performs 58% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 9 score – 337K vs 280K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- Announced 3-years and 2-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~27%)
- 22% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2300 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 104527 | 92945 |
| GPU | 89136 | 41184 |
| Memory | 49885 | 64187 |
| UX | 96992 | 82704 |
| Total score | 337910 | 280686 |
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 | 3 FPS |
| Score | 1043 | 641 |
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 Snapdragon 685CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 384 Gigaflops | 243 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 | 14.9 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 | Hexagon 686 |
| 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 | 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 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | March 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | SM7125 | SM6225-AD |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 official site |
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