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Apple A16 GPU 5-Core vs Qualcomm Adreno 643

Apple A16 GPU 5-Core

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The Apple A16 Bionic 5-core GPU is an integrated graphics card in the Apple A16 Bionic SoCs (used in the 2022 Apple iPhone 16 Pro models). According to Apple, the iGPU offers a 50% increased memory bandwidth thanks to the switch from LPDDR4X to LPDDR5.

In first benchmarks, the A16 GPU is around 19 percent faster than the previous generation (A15 5-core GPU) and therefore currently the fastest graphics card for smartphones (e.g. clearly faster than the Adreno 730 in the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1).

The A16 is produced in the new 4nm process at TSMC and should be very energy efficient.

Qualcomm Adreno 643

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The Qualcomm Adreno 643 is an integrated graphics unit (iGPU) that is used in the Qualcomm QCM6490 and QCS6490. The SoC is not only intended for use in Android-based smartphones and tablets, but also for IoT products with Linux, Ubuntu or Windows 11 IoT Enterprise. In the QCM6490 and QCS6490 the 643 clocks at 812 MHz.

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Apple A16 GPU 5-CoreQualcomm Adreno 643
CodenameCrete
Pipelines5 - unified
Shared Memorynoyes
technology4 nm6 nm
Date of Announcement07.09.2022 12.08.2021
Adreno 600 Series
Adreno 660 compare
Adreno 650 compare @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690 compare
Adreno 685 compare
Adreno 680 compare
Adreno 644 compare
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642 compare
Adreno 642L compare
Adreno 640 compare
Adreno 630 compare
Adreno 620 compare
Adreno 619 compare
Adreno 619L compare
Adreno 618 compare
Adreno 616 compare
Adreno 612 compare
Adreno 610 compare
Core Speed812 MHz
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.x
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
CPU in A16 GPU 5-CoreGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A16 Bionic6 x 2020 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 643GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm QCM64908 x 1960 MHz812 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6499 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
7131 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 12092     avg: 12304     median: 12363 (6%)     max: 12429 Points
3135 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 2411     avg: 2901     median: 2963 (3%)     max: 3265 Points
887 Points (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19.8     avg: 22     median: 22.5 (9%)     max: 23 fps
8.2 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 41     avg: 45.9     median: 45.4 (8%)     max: 52 fps
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 112     avg: 129.5     median: 133 (10%)     max: 140 fps
49 fps (4%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 89.6     avg: 103.7     median: 105.5 (12%)     max: 114 fps
40 fps (5%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 133.4     avg: 177.1     median: 189 (4%)     max: 197 fps
69 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 185.4     avg: 255.1     median: 271.5 (16%)     max: 292 fps
90 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A16 GPU 5-Core
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 333.7     avg: 431.2     median: 458.5 (4%)     max: 474 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 643
159 fps (1%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 408723     avg: 418462     median: 415314 (52%)     max: 434496 Points
192996 Points (24%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
51.8 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
2937 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
3054 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 22341     avg: 22618     median: 22625 (15%)     max: 22889 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
46541 Points (47%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
18991 Points (33%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 5.84     avg: 7     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 9.88 Watt
5.9 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Apple A16 GPU 5-Core → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 36% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 643:
58  fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
ultra
Adreno 643:
38  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 643:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
high
Adreno 643:
40  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 643:
60  fps
Qualcomm Adreno 643lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Genshin Impact584038
PUBG Mobile604040
Dead Trigger 260
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)