Snapdragon 780G vs Dimensity 720

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G (with Adreno 642 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 720 (Mali-G57 MP3). 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 780G
  • Performs 5.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score – 782K vs 452K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 720
  • Higher GPU frequency (~49%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
782789
452426
CPU 304111 201559
GPU 99905 39273
Memory 148356 99876
UX 230417 111718
Total score 782789 452426
Samples [4 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 153.3 MB/sec 92.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 73.8 pages/sec 43.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.2 Mpixels/sec 68.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 56.1 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
HDR 92.7 Mpixels/sec 57.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.6 images/sec 5.2 images/sec
Photo processing 26.7 images/sec 17.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.21 Mpixels/sec 2.6 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 71 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.98 images/sec 2.92 images/sec
Face detection 1.58 images/sec 1.52 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.63 Gpixels/sec 5.32 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 494.4 FPS 306.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 2 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 289 -
Stability 80% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 834 362
Stability 81% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
10231
Web score 8401 5280
Video editing score 6615 5528
Data manipulation score 8713 5876
Photo editing score 20935 12194
Writing score 12064 7799
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 41 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 43 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 30 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 30 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Realme V3
720 x 1600
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 780G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (TimXker)AnTuTu 11776265
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik)AnTuTu 11828838
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Morpheus)AnTuTu 11782789
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-19 (no)Geekbench 6 CPU965 / 2177
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-02 (oneyx)Geekbench 6 GPU2612
MediaTek Dimensity 720
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (HoΓ ng Tα»­ BΔƒng)AnTuTu 11452426

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 780G and Dimensity 720

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung -

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Mali-G57 MP3
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 490 MHz 730 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 512 96
FLOPS 752.6 Gigaflops 140.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X53 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced March 2021 July 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7350-AB MT6853V
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G official site MediaTek Dimensity 720 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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Total votes: 14

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