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Qualcomm Adreno 320 vs Qualcomm Adreno 508 vs Qualcomm Adreno 506

Qualcomm Adreno 320

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The Qualcomm Adreno 320 is a GPU for smartphones and tablets that is integrated into Qualcomm SoCs. It was introduced in the end of 2012 and was primarily used for Android devices. The graphics card uses a technology called FlexRender. It can switch "intelligently" switch between TBR (TBR Tile Based Renderer) and the classic direct rendering. 

The Adreno 320 has Unified Shaders and supports OpenGL ES 3.0. The performance compared to the Adreno 200-series is supposed to be improved by the factor 3-4. 

The Adreno 320 is used in Snapdragon S4 SoCs like the AQP8064.

Qualcomm Adreno 508

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The Qualcomm Adreno 508 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 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.

According to Qualcomm "up to 30% faster graphics rendering than previous designs". 

Qualcomm Adreno 506

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The Qualcomm Adreno 506 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 508Qualcomm Adreno 506
Adreno 500 Series
Adreno 330 32 @ 0.45 - 0.58 GHz
Adreno 320 16 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 308 6
Adreno 306 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 305 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 304 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 302 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Pipelines16 - unified
Core Speed400 MHz650 MHz650 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 9_3, OpenGL ES 3.0DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology28 nm14 nm14 nm
Date of Announcement27.02.2012 08.05.2017 15.12.2015
ArchitectureAdreno 500Adreno 500
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
CPU in Adreno 320GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T4 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A4 x 1500 - 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT2 x 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T2 x 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 508GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6308 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 506GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6328 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6268 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6258 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4508 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? - 400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 10423     avg: 10644     median: 10644 (1%)     max: 10865 Points
min: 7668     avg: 13091     median: 13240 (2%)     max: 14741 Points
min: 7040     avg: 7261     median: 7309 (1%)     max: 7435 Points
12169 Points (1%)
min: 533     avg: 847     median: 851 (4%)     max: 951 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1204     avg: 1302     median: 1318 (3%)     max: 1332 Points
min: 440     avg: 732     median: 734 (2%)     max: 814 Points
min: 488     avg: 524     median: 510.5 (3%)     max: 882 Points
min: 403     avg: 433.9     median: 421.5 (1%)     max: 761 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 1.7     avg: 1.8     median: 1.9 (0%)     max: 1.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 4.9     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (0%)     max: 5.6 fps
min: 3.3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.5 (0%)     max: 3.9 fps
min: 3.5     avg: 6.5     median: 6.4 (0%)     max: 14 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
4.3 fps (0%)
min: 3.1     avg: 9.6     median: 9.8 (1%)     max: 11 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 320
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 508
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 506
min: 21     avg: 22.7     median: 23 (0%)     max: 25 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - 3DRating V4.0 for OpenGL ES 2.0
3180 Points (24%)
44 fps (73%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 4700     avg: 5400     median: 5400 (12%)     max: 6100 Points
10438 Points (24%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 10600     avg: 11550     median: 11550 (26%)     max: 12500 Points
21210 Points (47%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1880     avg: 2327     median: 2421 (2%)     max: 2778 Points
min: 2337     avg: 3197     median: 3197 (3%)     max: 4057 Points
min: 1371     avg: 1472     median: 1472 (3%)     max: 1573 Points
3466 Points (75%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 320 → 100% n=3

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 508 → 243% n=3

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 176% n=3

- 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 506:
53.5  fps
high
Adreno 506:
48  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 506:
25 26 26 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps
med.
Adreno 508:
25  fps
Adreno 506:
23 25 26 26 30 ~ 26 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 508:
30 31 31 31 31 ~ 31 fps
Adreno 506:
30 31 31 31 31 32 ~ 31 fps
ultra
Adreno 508:
30 30 30 30 31 ~ 30 fps
Adreno 506:
30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 ~ 31 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 508:
29 30 55 ~ 38 fps
Adreno 506:
54 57 60 ~ 57 fps
high
Adreno 508:
56 58 59 ~ 58 fps
Adreno 506:
50 53 54 60 60 ~ 55 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
Adreno 508:
61  fps
high
Adreno 508:
61  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 320:
24.6 1920 x 1080  fps
146%
Adreno 508:
30 30 30 30 60 ~ 36 fps
167%
Adreno 506:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 53 55 56 56 57 58 ~ 41 fps
Fifa 14 Mobile Android

Fifa 14 Mobile Android

2013
high
100%
Adreno 320:
29 1280 x 720 29.8 1920 x 1080 ~ 29 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 320:
24.8 1280x720  fps
121%
Adreno 508:
30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
121%
Adreno 506:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 320:
26 1280x720 27.2 1920 x 1080 ~ 27 fps
111%
Adreno 508:
28 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
107%
Adreno 506:
24 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 508:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Adreno 506:
26 27 28 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
Adreno 508:
25 28 30 ~ 28 fps
Adreno 506:
15 21 24 28 28.5 ~ 23 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
100%
Adreno 320:
44 1280x720  fps
high
100%
Adreno 320:
21 1280x720  fps
152%
Adreno 508:
32  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 320:
55 1280x720  fps
107%
Adreno 508:
58 60 ~ 59 fps
109%
Adreno 506:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
Adreno 320:
58 1280x720  fps
Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

2011
low
100%
Adreno 320:
20 1280x720  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 320 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 508 → 128%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 135%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 126%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 138%

Qualcomm Adreno 506lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift53.548
PUBG Mobile2826
Arena of Valor3131
Shadow Fight 35755
Dead Trigger 241
Asphalt 8: Airborne3029
Asphalt 9: Legends2923
Temple Run 260
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 508lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile25
Arena of Valor3130
Shadow Fight 33858
Battle Bay6161
Dead Trigger 236
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Asphalt 9: Legends3028
Real Racing 332
Temple Run 259
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 320lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 224.6
Fifa 14 Mobile Android29
Asphalt 8: Airborne24.827
Real Racing 34421
Temple Run 255
Subway Surfers58
Grand Theft Auto 3 Android20
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