Snapdragon 730G vs Dimensity 720
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 720 (Mali-G57 MC3). 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 730G
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 720
- Announced 1-year and 4-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.91 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 9 score – 347K vs 335K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 102803 | 99354 |
| GPU | 87461 | 84632 |
| Memory | 54955 | 62616 |
| UX | 87841 | 99156 |
| Total score | 335082 | 347327 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 106.9 Mpixels/s | 98.25 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 15.5 images/s | 14.65 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27 words/s | 31.95 words/s |
| Machine learning | 25 images/s | 27.45 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.4 images/s | 14.85 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.03 Mnodes/s | 2 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 547.4 Krows/s | 513 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Score | 747 | 1242 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 47 FPS [High] |
41 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
43 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Medium] |
26 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 30 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
30 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
Realme V3 720 x 1600 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730G and Dimensity 720CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 825 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 422 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 | 14.91 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 211 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | July 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7150-AB | MT6853V |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site | MediaTek Dimensity 720 official site |
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