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Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Snapdragon 720G
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced Snapdragon 720G vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoCs, designed by Qualcomm and Qualcomm respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 43.48 % higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G ( 3300 vs 2300 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 2.67 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G ( 770 vs 750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 157.23 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G ( 4800 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 50.00 % smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G ( 4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 683.60 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G ( 2109 K vs 269 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 720G .
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Support 453.56 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 720G ( 77 vs 13.91 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Snapdragon 720G
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 98820 495720
GPU 71078 914123
Memory 47158 361002
UX 52126 338475
Total score 269182 2109320

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Score 1037 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2260MHz
Turbo Frequency 2300MHz 3300MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 1 MB 12 MB
Process 8 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 750
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 750 MHz 770 MHz
Pipelines 2 -
Shading units 128 -
Total shaders 256 -
FLOPS 435 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 13.91 Gbit/s 77 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 Snapdragon X75
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 24
5G support No Yes
Download speed 5G - Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 800 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G - Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2020 October 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7125 SM8650-AB
Official page Snapdragon 720G official site Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site