Snapdragon 820 vs Snapdragon 730G
We compared the 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (Adreno 530) with the newer 8-core Snapdragon 730G (Adreno 618) SoC. 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 14.9 GB/s)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
- Has 4 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~62%)
- Performs 62% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 60%) AnTuTu 11 score β 533K vs 333K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 131994 | 221636 |
| GPU | 36166 | 49363 |
| Memory | 63256 | 101374 |
| UX | 102461 | 161257 |
| Total score | 333877 | 533630 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 28.8 MB/sec | 93.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 19.7 pages/sec | 47.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 28 Mpixels/sec | 66.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 6.36 images/sec | 34.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 55 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.39 images/sec | 5.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.33 images/sec | 16.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 789.4 Mpixels/sec | 2.76 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 89 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.58 images/sec | 2.29 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.86 images/sec | 1.12 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 81.6 FPS | 202.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4378 | - |
| Video editing score | 5152 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 4144 | - |
| Photo editing score | 11831 | - |
| Writing score | 5024 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 47 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Medium] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-01-05 (Saber) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 356 / 615 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (Hlopni) | AnTuTu 12 | 585625 |
| π 2026-04-27 (Stanislavikkk) | AnTuTu 11 | 533630 |
| π 2025-11-02 (dapdep) | AnTuTu 11 | 506661 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 730GCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.15 GHz β Kryo 2x 1.593 GHz β Kryo |
2x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2150 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 11 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 530 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 510 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 261.1 Gigaflops | 422.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Hexagon 688 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.8 Gb/s | 14.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | November 2015 | April 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8996 | SM7150-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G |
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