Qualcomm Adreno 306 vs Qualcomm Adreno 505
Qualcomm Adreno 306 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 306 is an integrated graphics unit for smartphones and tablets that is used for mainstream SoCs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410-series (e.g., Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 ). According the Qualcomm, the Adreno 306 offers a reduced power consumption compared to the older Adreno 305 .
The performance looks to be on par with the older Adreno 305 (at least in our review of a HTC Desire 510) leading to the assumtion that the technical specifications should be similar.
Qualcomm Adreno 505 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).
The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth. Compared to the faster Adreno 506 , the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.
Qualcomm Adreno 306 Qualcomm Adreno 505 Adreno 500 Series Pipelines 6 - unified Core Speed 450 MHz 450 MHz Shared Memory yes yes API DirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.0 DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan technology 28 nm 14 nm Features Open CL 1.1e, Renderscript OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) Date of Announcement 01.09.2012 15.12.2015 Architecture Adreno 500
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 2190 avg: 3801 median: 3838 (0%) max: 4037 Points
min: 7924 avg: 10477 median: 10069 (1%) max: 13656 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 2091 avg: 2184 median: 2190.5 (0%) max: 2234 Points
5627 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 4692 avg: 4772 median: 4758.5 (1%) max: 4915 Points
10835 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 185 avg: 191.5 median: 187.5 (1%) max: 206 Points
min: 482 avg: 632 median: 603.5 (3%) max: 835 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 153 avg: 158.8 median: 156 (0%) max: 170 Points
min: 423 avg: 552 median: 529.5 (1%) max: 735 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
min: 0 avg: 371 median: 365 (2%) max: 505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
0 Points (0%)
min: 0 avg: 309.7 median: 305 (1%) max: 432 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 0.88 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 2.6 avg: 3.3 median: 3.6 (0%) max: 3.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: avg: 0 (0%) max: 0 fps
min: 2.1 avg: 2.7 median: 2.6 (0%) max: 3.6 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
0 fps (0%)
min: 2.2 avg: 4.6 median: 4.6 (0%) max: 6.6 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1.7 avg: 2 median: 1.8 (0%) max: 4.3 fps
min: 4.6 avg: 8 median: 7.1 (0%) max: 19 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 306 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2.8 avg: 5.5 median: 5.3 (0%) max: 9.8 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505 min: 11 avg: 17.7 median: 17 (0%) max: 25 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 25.31 avg: 37 median: 37 (61%) max: 48.73 fps
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 1839 avg: 1867 median: 1880 (4%) max: 1881 Points
8015 Points (18%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 3855 avg: 3993 median: 4014 (9%) max: 4087 Points
min: 16486 avg: 16610 median: 16609.5 (37%) max: 16733 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
5.2 fps (0%)
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 54.6 avg: 57.3 median: 57.3 (85%) max: 59.9 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2745 avg: 2822 median: 2792 (3%) max: 2929 Points
min: 2589 avg: 3292 median: 3292 (3%) max: 3995 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 665 avg: 756 median: 791 (1%) max: 811 Points
min: 1032 avg: 1168 median: 1167.5 (2%) max: 1303 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 2978 avg: 3534 median: 3295 (72%) max: 4266 Points
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 306 → 100% n=12 Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 277% n=12
- 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.
Adreno 505:
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7A 1.30.2.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
26 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 8A 1.32.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
1 fps, max:
31 fps
30 31 [X] BQ Aquaris VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
23 fps, max:
32 fps
31 31 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.22.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
23 fps, max:
32 fps
32 ~ 31 fps
Adreno 505:
30 [X] BQ Aquaris VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
28 fps, max:
31 fps
30 30 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.22.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
17 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7A 1.30.2.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
28 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 8A 1.32.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
5 fps, max:
31 fps
30 32 ~ 30 fps
Adreno 505:
42 47 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.10.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
31 fps, max:
55 fps
47 58 ~ 49 fps
Adreno 505:
41 46 47 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.10.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
1 fps, max:
60 fps
58 ~ 48 fps
100%
Adreno 306:
30 [X] LG K10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 1.4GHz
Adreno 306
30 30 30 35 ~ 31 fps
126%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 30 [X] Medion Lifetab P10606 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
50 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
52 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
53 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
54 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
~ 39 fps
100%
Adreno 306:
29 31 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
29 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 30 30 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 306:
14 15 16 [X] LG K10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 1.4GHz
Adreno 306
16 16 ~ 15 fps
173%
Adreno 505:
19 19 24 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
25 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
27 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
27 30 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 ~ 26 fps
Adreno 505:
60 [X] Medion Lifetab P10606 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
fps
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 306 → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 133% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 126%
Qualcomm Adreno 505 low med. high ultra QHD 4K PUBG Mobile 25 24 Arena of Valor 31 30 Shadow Fight 3 49 48 Dead Trigger 2 39 Asphalt 8: Airborne 30 26 Asphalt 9: Legends 29 21 Temple Run 2 60 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 2 3 1 2 2 1 1
Qualcomm Adreno 306 low med. high ultra QHD 4K Dead Trigger 2 31 Asphalt 8: Airborne 30 15 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 1
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