Notebookcheck Logo

Apple A16 GPU 5-Core vs Qualcomm Adreno 720 vs Qualcomm Adreno 730

Apple A16 GPU 5-Core

► remove from comparison Apple A16 GPU 5-Core

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 720

► remove from comparison Qualcomm Adreno 720

The Adreno 720 is a graphics unit for smartphones and tablets, which was first used in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was installed. The chip was introduced at the end of 2023 and is primarily used in Android-based upper mid-range devices.

HDR gaming with 10-bit color depth is possible with the graphics chip, and the Adreno 720 also supports the APIs OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP and Vulkan 1.3.

The GPU is capable of driving WFHD+ displays at up to 168 Hz and 4K displays at 60 Hz and offers support for HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision.

Qualcomm Adreno 730

► remove from comparison Qualcomm Adreno 730

The Qualcomm Adreno 730 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2022 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. 

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 730 GPU offers a 30% improved performance thanks to 30% more ALUs over the Adreno 660, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 888 SoC.  Thanks to the new 4nm process, the power efficiency should also be improved.

The Adreno 730 supports Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. 

show full text
Apple A16 GPU 5-CoreQualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 730
Adreno 700 Series
A16 GPU 5-Core 5
A16 GPU 4-Core 4
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 735 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 735 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
CodenameCrete
Pipelines5 - unified
Shared Memorynoyesyes
technology4 nm4 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement07.09.2022 17.11.2024 30.11.2021
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz800 (Boost) MHz
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL 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 720GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 38 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 730GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 1067     avg: 11770     median: 11974 (52%)     max: 15306 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 15268     avg: 24195     median: 25285 (56%)     max: 27751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6876 Points (29%)
min: 5983     avg: 10777     median: 10726 (45%)     max: 13386 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
11069 Points (28%)
min: 11082     avg: 17826     median: 18581 (46%)     max: 20955 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 12092     avg: 12304     median: 12363 (6%)     max: 12429 Points
min: 5434     avg: 5658     median: 5535 (3%)     max: 6006 Points
min: 6483     avg: 10277     median: 10412 (5%)     max: 11201 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 2411     avg: 2901     median: 2963 (3%)     max: 3265 Points
min: 1451     avg: 1507     median: 1488 (2%)     max: 1583 Points
min: 1567     avg: 2544     median: 2568 (3%)     max: 2899 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19.8     avg: 22     median: 22.5 (8%)     max: 23 fps
min: 11     avg: 11.7     median: 12 (4%)     max: 12 fps
min: 13     avg: 19.8     median: 20 (7%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 41     avg: 45.9     median: 45.4 (8%)     max: 52 fps
min: 23     avg: 25.3     median: 26 (5%)     max: 27 fps
min: 19     avg: 41.2     median: 42 (8%)     max: 52 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 112     avg: 129.5     median: 133 (10%)     max: 140 fps
min: 57     avg: 63     median: 66 (5%)     max: 66 fps
min: 60     avg: 104.3     median: 102 (8%)     max: 138 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 89.6     avg: 103.7     median: 105.5 (10%)     max: 114 fps
57 fps (5%)
min: 50     avg: 85.5     median: 84 (8%)     max: 108 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 133.4     avg: 177.1     median: 189 (4%)     max: 197 fps
min: 84     avg: 90.5     median: 90.5 (2%)     max: 97 fps
min: 95     avg: 144.2     median: 143 (3%)     max: 189 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 185.4     avg: 255.1     median: 271.5 (11%)     max: 292 fps
min: 107     avg: 119     median: 119 (5%)     max: 131 fps
min: 126     avg: 210.3     median: 211 (9%)     max: 282 fps
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 720
min: 174     avg: 194     median: 194 (2%)     max: 214 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 730
min: 245     avg: 388.8     median: 389.5 (3%)     max: 468 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 408723     avg: 418462     median: 415314 (42%)     max: 434496 Points
236226 Points (24%)
min: 293017     avg: 423114     median: 430076 (43%)     max: 479126 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 446274     avg: 457588     median: 447854 (36%)     max: 478636 Points
min: 218125     avg: 245425     median: 245424 (20%)     max: 272724 Points
min: 428974     avg: 468332     median: 486753 (39%)     max: 489270 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 60.7     avg: 67.9     median: 67.9 (2%)     max: 75.09 fps
min: 128.28     avg: 144.8     median: 144.8 (4%)     max: 161.33 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
3465 Points (1%)
min: 5301     avg: 5752     median: 5535 (1%)     max: 6421 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
4066 Points (1%)
min: 6354     avg: 7072     median: 6805.5 (2%)     max: 8322 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Metal
min: 22341     avg: 22618     median: 22625 (13%)     max: 22889 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
46541 Points (16%)
min: 24724     avg: 27187     median: 27186.5 (9%)     max: 29649 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
18991 Points (31%)
min: 37697     avg: 43989     median: 43989 (73%)     max: 50281 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 5.84     avg: 7     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 9.88 Watt
5.2 Watt (2%)
min: 5.52     avg: 9.3     median: 9.4 (4%)     max: 14.2 Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple A16 GPU 5-Core → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 720 → 50% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 730 → 87% n=11

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
Adreno 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 730:
110  fps
high
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
60 60 61 ~ 60 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 730:
55 91 ~ 73 fps
high
Adreno 730:
55  fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
55 60 ~ 58 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 730:
35 59.3 59.6 ~ 51 fps
med.
Adreno 730:
35 60 ~ 48 fps
ultra
Adreno 720:
50.1  fps
Adreno 730:
30 34 41.7 59.4 60 ~ 45 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 730:
30 43 56.9 60 60 60 60 60 60 63 72 90 94 99 103 188 ~ 75 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 720:
57.7  fps
Adreno 730:
57 57 58 58 58.8 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 89.2 ~ 61 fps
med.
Adreno 730:
51 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 59 fps
high
Adreno 720:
57.5  fps
Adreno 730:
30 30 50 55 58 58 58.9 59 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 57 fps
ultra
Adreno 720:
38.7  fps
Adreno 730:
30 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
Adreno 730:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Apple A16 GPU 5-CoreQualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 730
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
League of Legends: Wild Rift1106060
Call of Duty Mobile735558
Genshin Impact50.1514845
Armajet75
PUBG Mobile57.757.538.761595740
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends45
Apple A16 GPU 5-CoreQualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 730
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

















< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
1





1


2







< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
1
4

2


3
3

3
2






For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

v1.33
log 05. 18:51:20

#0 ran 0s before starting gpusingle class +0s ... 0s

#1 checking url part for id 11413 +0s ... 0s

#2 checking url part for id 12490 +0s ... 0s

#3 checking url part for id 11105 +0s ... 0s

#4 redirected to Ajax server, took 1751734280s time from redirect:0 +0s ... 0s

#5 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:20:53 +0200 +0s ... 0s

#6 composed specs +0.03s ... 0.03s

#7 did output specs +0s ... 0.03s

#8 start showIntegratedCPUs +0s ... 0.03s

#9 getting avg benchmarks for device 11413 +0.019s ... 0.049s

#10 got single benchmarks 11413 +0.004s ... 0.053s

#11 getting avg benchmarks for device 12490 +0s ... 0.053s

#12 got single benchmarks 12490 +0.006s ... 0.059s

#13 getting avg benchmarks for device 11105 +0s ... 0.06s

#14 got single benchmarks 11105 +0.017s ... 0.077s

#15 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.077s

#16 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0.003s ... 0.08s

#17 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.081s

#18 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.081s

#19 No cached benchmark found, getting uncached values +0s ... 0.081s

#20 min, max, avg, median took s +0.018s ... 0.099s

#21 before gaming benchmark output +0s ... 0.099s

#22 Got 149 rows for game benchmarks. +0.018s ... 0.117s

#23 composed SQL query for gamebenchmarks +0s ... 0.117s

#24 got data and put it in $dataArray +0.001s ... 0.117s

#25 benchmarks composed for output. +0.003s ... 0.12s

#26 calculated avg scores. +0s ... 0.12s

#27 return log +0s ... 0.12s

Please share our article, every link counts!
Mail Logo
> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Benchmarks / Tech > Graphics Card Comparison - Head 2 Head
Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)