Snapdragon 720g vs Helio G85 Full Benchmark Comparison

MediaTek Helio G85 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720g are two good budget gaming smartphone chipsets. Below you will find a detailed comparison between both chipsets with specs difference, AnTuTu benchmarks, Geekbench Benchmarks, and gaming performance.

The Snapdragon 720G is found in the budget of smartphones like Poco M2 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro/Pro max, Redmi Note 9S, Samsung Galaxy A72, Realme 8 Pro, and more. Rival, Helio G85 is also available in similarly priced smartphones like Redmi Note 9, Realme Narzo 30A, Realme 7i, and more.

Before we proceed to benchmarks, let’s take a look at the specifications comparison of Helio G85 and Snapdragon 720G.

Table of Contents

Specifications
Benchmarks
Conclusion
Other Similar Comparisons

Specifications

CPU

	Snapdragon 720G	Helio g85
Cores	8 2x 2.3GHz – Cortex A76(Kryo 465 Gold) 6x 1.8GHz – Cortex A55(Kryo 465 Silver)	8 2x 2GHz – Cortex A75 6x 1.8GHz – Cortex A55
Clock speed	2300 MHz	2000 MHz
Fabrication Process	8nm	12nm
Architecture	ARMv8.2-A	ARMV8-A
L1 Cache	–	unknown
L2 Cache	–	unknown
L3 Cache	1 Mb	unknown
TDP	5W	8W

The Helio G85 is built on a 12nm fabrication process while Snapdragon 720g is built on an 8nm fabrication process, making it more power-efficient.

Both have an octa-core processor, However, Snapdragon has two Cortex-A76 running at 2.30 GHz along with six other Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.80GHz. While Helios G85 has two Cortex-A75 clocked at 2.0GHz and six Cortex-A55 clocked at 1.80 GHz.

GPU

	Snapdragon 720G	Helio g85
Name	Adreno 618	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU clock speed	750 MHz	1000 MHz
GPU execution units	2	2
Shading unit	128	32
GFLOPS	435	54
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan	1.1	1.0
OpenCL	2.0	2.0

In the GPU department, Helio G85 has a 250MHz higher GPU frequency than Snapdragon 720g. however, it has 4x fewer shading units and the Vulkan version is limited to 1.0.

Multimedia and Memory

	Snapdragon 720G	Helio g85
Display resolution	2520 x 1080 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels
Camera resolution	1 x 32 megapixels (MFNR, ZSL) 2 x 16 megapixels Max up to 192 megapixel	1 x 42 megapixels 2 x 16 megapixels Max up to 48 megapixel
Video resolution	4k @ 30fps	2k @ 30fps
Storage	UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1
AI Engine	Hexagon 692	Yes(name unknown)
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory speed	1866 MHz	1800 MHz
Size	8 GB	8GB
Bus	2 x 16 bit	2 x 16 bit
Bandwidth	13.91 Gbps	13.41 Gbps

For the AI, Snapdragon 720 has Hexagon 692 DSP which scores 27.5 in AI benchmarks. Helios G85’s AI engine is unknown but it has a score of 16.1 in AI benchmarks.

Speaking of Cameras, Snapdragon 720g has Qualcomm Spectra 350L ISP. It supports 32-megapixel single camera with ZSL & MFNR technology. It also supports a 16-megapixel dual camera and the maximum resolution is 192-megapixel. Helios G85 also supports 16-megapixel dual camera but single camera resolution only goes up to 48-megapixel.

Both chipsets support LPDDR4X RAM up to 8GB. However, Snapdragon 720g has a slightly higher memory frequency and also supports UFS 2.1 storage. The storage option in Helio G85 is limited to eMMC 5.1.

In terms of display, they both are similar.

Connectivity and Other info

	Snapdragon 720G	Helio g85
Modem	X15, LTE Cat. 15	LTE Cat. 7
Download speed	800 Mbps	300 Mbps
Upload speed	150 Mbps	100 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.1	5
Release date	January 2020	April 2020

In terms of connectivity Snapdragon720G, has LTE Cat.15 compared to LTE Cat.7 on Helio G85? It gives whooping 500 Mbps more download speed and 50Mbps more upload speed.

Helios G85 is behind the connectivity department too. It offers Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0. Snapdragon 720g provides you latest Wi-Fi 6 along with Bluetooth 5.1.

Benchmarks

This is an AnTutu, Geekbench 5, and gaming benchmarks comparison between Helio G85 and snapdragon 720g.

AnTuTu

	POCO M2 Pro(SD 720g )	Redmi Note 9(Helio g85)
Overall	2,70,780(+26%)	1,99,770
CPU	99,720(+24%)	75,567
GPU	72,175(+41%)	42,530
Memory	46,214(+10%)	41,243
UX	52,671(+23%)	40,430

Geekbench 5

Single-core	567(+36%)	362
Multi-core	1762(+28%)	1268

Gaming Performance

PUBG Mobile (Medium)	46 fps	47 fps
Call of Duty: Mobile (Medium)	57 fps	41 fps
Fortnite (Low)	27 fps	22 fps
World of Tanks Blitz(Mid Settings)	59 fps	50 fps
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (High)	29 fps	56 fps

Conclusion

So, MediaTek Helio G85 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 720, which one is better? Snapdragon 720g is the clear winner here. Why? For a couple of reasons.

First, both chipsets are found in similarly priced smartphones, maybe Helios G85 equipped smartphone will be slightly cheaper. However, Snapdragon 720g absolutely dominates in the AnTuTu benchmark, single-core benchmark, multi-core, gaming performance, connectivity options, and camera features. That’s why the winner of this battle is Snapdragon 720g.