Snapdragon 730G vs Snapdragon 660
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and Snapdragon 660 (Adreno 512). 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
- Performs 94% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 14 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 79%) AnTuTu 8 score – 274K vs 153K
- Announced 1-year and 11-months later
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- Supports 114% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 13.91 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~48%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
| CPU | 97740 | 69937 |
| GPU | 71107 | 24360 |
| Memory | 56066 | 32441 |
| UX | 56462 | 27977 |
| Total score | 274301 | 153249 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 106.9 Mpixels/s | 88.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 15.5 images/s | 12 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27 words/s | 24.1 words/s |
| Machine learning | 25 images/s | 18.3 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.4 images/s | 11 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.03 Mnodes/s | 1.76 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 547.4 Krows/s | 487.4 Krows/s |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 47 FPS [High] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Medium] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
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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 730G and Snapdragon 660CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 1.75 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Adreno 512 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 575 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 1 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 422 Gigaflops | 217 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | Hexagon 680 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | X12 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | May 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7150-AB | SDM660 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site |
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