MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G81, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G81
258706
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
389059
CPU77856141170
GPU3532872788
Memory6443874189
UX81084100912
NanoReview Score258706389059
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G81
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1050
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
750
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G81
1391
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1774
File Compressionn/a92.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a45.7 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a63.4 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a5.25 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a17.1 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a35.5 frames/s
HDRn/a56.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a2.54 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 43 FPS (High)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 40 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 30 FPS (High)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 34 FPS (Medium)
Device n/a Realme 7 Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 618
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 750 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 24 128
Total shader 48 256
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 692
GPU Frequency n/a 5 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
384 kHz/32 bit

Connectivity

Modem n/a X15
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 15
5G Support No No
Download speed n/a Up to 800 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr January, 2020 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6769J SM7125

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