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
- Higher GPU frequency (~27%)
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 720
- Announced 1 year and 4 months later
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 8 score – 303K vs 279K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| 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-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 825 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Cores | - | 3 |
| Number of ALUs | 128 | - |
| 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 | 14.9 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | Yes |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 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, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | July 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7150-AB | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site | MediaTek Dimensity 720 official site |
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