Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 710

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 710 (Adreno 616). 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 (~49%)
  • Performs 49% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score – 517K vs 417K
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

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 159583
GPU 50078 38436
Memory 103903 80418
UX 145207 139002
Total score 517460 417439
Samples [52 tests] [2 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 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 33.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 52.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 13.3 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 34.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 4 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 12.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.12 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 1.39 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 0.59 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 2.61 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 149.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 228
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8030 6383
Video editing score 6295 5633
Data manipulation score 7577 5855
Photo editing score 18039 13187
Writing score 9464 7602
Phones tested 6 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
39 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
35 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 53 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1080 x 2340
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“˜ 2026-10-15 (Jadson)AnTuTu 12568523
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-14 (JADSON)AnTuTu 12568523
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Alexander)AnTuTu 12604250
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (masnung08)AnTuTu 12599693
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu 11563764
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-17 (Evgenie3311)AnTuTu 11417439
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 GPU880
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-22 (gbirkin)Geekbench 6 CPU431 / 1320
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 GPU879
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-03 (Nikhil)Geekbench 6 CPU433 / 1398

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 710

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 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache - 384 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 8 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistor count - 3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 616
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 750 MHz 504 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 258 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 3360 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - 384 kHz/32 bit - Qualcomm Aqstic
- aptX
- aptX HD

Connectivity

Modem X15 X15 LTE
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 15
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 800 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 May 2018
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 SDM710
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

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