Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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 855
610427
CPU141170188722
GPU72788172501
Memory74189108871
UX100912140333
NanoReview Score389059610427
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1050
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
3013
Stability99 %82 %
Graphics Test6 fps18 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
750
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
930
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
1774
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
2834
File Compression92.6 MB/s129.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser45.7 pages/s75.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering63.4 MP/sec88.8 MP/sec
Background Blur5.25 frames/s8.79 frames/s
Photo Processing17.1 frames/s27.5 frames/s
Image Detection35.5 frames/s62.3 frames/s
HDR56.7 MP/sec91.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.54 MP/sec4.01 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 43 FPS (High) 58 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS (Ultra) 59 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 30 FPS (High) 57 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 34 FPS (Medium) n/a
Device Realme 7 Pro (1080x2400) Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 Kryo 485 Silver)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2300 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 8 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.7 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 618 Adreno 640
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 585 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 256 768
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 692 Hexagon 690
GPU Frequency 5 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 20
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 800 MB/s Up to 5000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 1240 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
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 December, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7125 SM8150

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