Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs MediaTek Dimensity 8050
We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 8050 SoCs, developed by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. We’ve evaluated the pros and cons of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark scores alongside their technical specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Dimensity 8050
- Dimensity 8050 has 30.43 % higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G ( 3000 vs 2300 MHz).
- Dimensity 8050 has 13.33 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G ( 850 vs 750 MHz).
- Dimensity 8050 has 14.31 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G ( 2133 vs 1866 MHz).
- Dimensity 8050 has 25.00 % smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G ( 6 vs 8 nm).
- Dimensity 8050 has 160.79 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G ( 702 K vs 269 K).
- Dimensity 8050 Support 145.15 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 720G ( 34.1 vs 13.91 GB/s).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 98820 | 217200 |
| GPU | 71078 | 208098 |
| Memory | 47158 | 138670 |
| UX | 52126 | 138035 |
| Total score | 269182 | 702003 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Score | 1037 | 4539 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1800MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2300MHz | 3000MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 9 |
| Shading units | 128 | 144 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 288 |
| FLOPS | 435 Gigaflops | 980 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP | MediaTek APU 570 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | 384 kHz/32 bit | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 19 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed 5G | - | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Download speed 4G | Up to 800 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 5G | - | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | May 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7125 | MT6893 |
| Official page | Snapdragon 720G official site | Dimensity 8050 official site |