Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
212492
CPU14117085476
GPU7278825195
Memory7418947099
UX10091254722
NanoReview Score389059212492
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1050
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
259
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test6 fps1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
750
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
294
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1774
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
1083
File Compression92.6 MB/s68 MB/s
HTML5 Browser45.7 pages/s33.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering63.4 MP/sec44.2 MP/sec
Background Blur5.25 frames/s1.71 frames/s
Photo Processing17.1 frames/s8.66 frames/s
Image Detection35.5 frames/s11 frames/s
HDR56.7 MP/sec37.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.54 MP/sec1.82 MP/sec

Games

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

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
- 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2300 1800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 8 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
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 Adreno 509
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 430 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 256 128
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 110.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 692 Hexagon 680
GPU Frequency 5 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 5.3 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 UFS 2.1 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1900x1200 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x24 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 X12
4G Support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 800 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced January, 2020 yr October, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM7125 SDM636

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G the clear winner in this comparison.

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