MediaTek Helio G90 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G90, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G90 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 G90
368990
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
389059
CPU120779141170
GPU7865272788
Memory7273374189
UX96826100912
NanoReview Score368990389059
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G90
1505
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1050
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Test9 fps6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G90
625
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
750
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G90
1744
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1774
File Compression91.1 MB/s92.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.1 pages/s45.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering66.3 MP/sec63.4 MP/sec
Background Blur4.55 frames/s5.25 frames/s
Photo Processing17.1 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Image Detection32.4 frames/s35.5 frames/s
HDR50.8 MP/sec56.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.74 MP/sec2.54 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 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 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 2050 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-G76 MP4 Adreno 618
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 750 MHz
Execution Units 4 2
Shader Units 24 128
Total shader 96 256
FLOPS 138.2 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 MediTek APU 2.0 Hexagon 692
GPU Frequency 1 TOPS 5 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth n/a 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 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 1x64 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
384 kHz/32 bit

Connectivity

Modem n/a X15
4G Support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 15
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 600 MB/s Up to 800 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced July, 2019 yr January, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6785V/CD SM7125

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