Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and MediaTek Helio G99
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
389059
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU141170131367
GPU7278871737
Memory74189100728
UX100912118629
NanoReview Score389059422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1050
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test6 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
750
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1774
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression92.6 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser45.7 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering63.4 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur5.25 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing17.1 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection35.5 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR56.7 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.54 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 43 FPS (High) 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS (Ultra) 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 30 FPS (High) 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 34 FPS (Medium) 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device Realme 7 Pro (1080x2400) Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2300 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 8 nm 6 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 Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 256 64
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 800 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced January, 2020 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM7125 MT6789

Results

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Survey

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1 (16.67%)
5 (83.33%)
Total Votes: 6

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