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Qualcomm Adreno 405 vs Qualcomm Adreno 420 vs Qualcomm Adreno 430

Qualcomm Adreno 405

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The Qualcomm Adreno 405 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It was announced in 2014 and is used in SoCs like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 415, 425, 610 or 615. Depending on the used SoC and device, the clock rate of the Adreno 405 is around 550 MHz. 

The Adreno 405 features 48 ALUs (unified shaders) and supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.2 (Feature Level 11_1).

The performance of the Adreno 405 reaches only 40 % of the high end Adreno 420 (in the Snapdragon 805). This means its on a level with the older Adreno 320 and the PowerVR G6200.

Qualcomm Adreno 420

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The Qualcomm Adreno 420 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It was introduced in the middle of 2014 and is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC. The graphics card uses a technology called FlexRender. It can switch "intelligently" between TBR (TBR Tile Based Renderer) and the classic direct rendering. It supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.2 Feature Level 11_1 (compared to ES 3.0 and DirectX 9_3 of the Adreno 330).

The graphics clock rate of the Adreno 420 differs from the used SoC and where it is built in. At launch it ranges from 500 to 600 MHz in the Snapdragon 805 APQ8084.

According to Qualcomm, the power consumption in comparison to the Snapdragon 800 has been reduced by up to 20% running GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex, while delivering up to 40% more performance. First benchmarks show even bigger gains; however, the performance will decrease over time to prevent too high temperatures (especially in smartphones). This is common amongst many other ARM SoCs. Nevertheless, the Adreno 420 beats the Mali-T628 MP6 (Samsung Exynos 5420/5430) as well as the PowerVR G6430 (Apple A7) and is one of the fastest mobile GPUs in mid-2014, but still significantly slower than the Nvidia Tegra K1 or the PowerVR GX6650 in Apple's A8X SoC (both mainly tablet GPUs).

Qualcomm Adreno 430

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The Qualcomm Adreno 430 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It was introduced in the beginning of 2015 and is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC. The graphics card uses a technology called FlexRender. It can switch "intelligently" between TBR (TBR Tile Based Renderer) and the classic direct rendering. It supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.2 Feature Level 11_1 (compared to ES 3.0 and DirectX 9_3 of the Adreno 330).

The GPU uses 192 unified shaders clocked at up to 650 MHz. In 2015 it belongs to the fastest GPU for smartphones. It positions itself between the PowerVR GX6450 in the Apple A8 and the ARM Mali-T760 MP8 in the Samsung Exynos 7420.

Although the Snapdragon 810 is already manufactured in 20nm, heat can still be an issue (especially in smartphones). This leads to reduced clock rates and performance during continuous load.

Qualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 420Qualcomm Adreno 430
Adreno 400 Series
Adreno 430 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Adreno 430 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Adreno 430 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Pipelines48 - unified128 - unified192 - unified
Core Speed550 (Boost) MHz600 (Boost) MHz650 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.1
technology28 nm28 nm20 nm
FeaturesOpenCL 1.2OpenCL 1.2OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2, Direct3D 11.2 (FL 11_1)
Date of Announcement24.02.2014 23.06.2014 07.04.2014
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com
CPU in Adreno 405GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM89528 x 1500 MHz? MHz550 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v28 x 1700 MHz? MHz550 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM89398 x 1700 MHz? MHz550 MHz
min. - max.? MHz? - 550 MHz
CPU in Adreno 420GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ80844 x 2700 MHz600 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 430GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM89948 x 2000 MHz? MHz650 MHz

Benchmarks

min: 19019     avg: 21258     median: 20733 (2%)     max: 25480 Points
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 499     avg: 627     median: 660 (3%)     max: 690 Points
2151 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 437     avg: 565     median: 598.5 (1%)     max: 624 Points
2686 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 398     avg: 417     median: 423 (2%)     max: 430 Points
1660 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 341     avg: 355.3     median: 360 (1%)     max: 365 Points
1777 Points (5%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
1 fps (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
2.9 fps (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 2.2     avg: 2.5     median: 2.6 (0%)     max: 2.6 fps
min: 4.5     avg: 8.3     median: 8.4 (1%)     max: 12 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 3.8     avg: 4.5     median: 4.2 (0%)     max: 5.3 fps
min: 17.7     avg: 18.1     median: 17.9 (1%)     max: 19 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 405
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 420
min: 39     avg: 41     median: 41.4 (0%)     max: 42.4 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 430
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 59.7     avg: 59.8     median: 59.8 (99%)     max: 59.8 fps
59.5 fps (98%)
60 fps (99%)
Basemark X 1.0 - Basemark X 1.0 Off-Screen
min: 21.1     avg: 21.1     median: 21.1 (99%)     max: 21.26 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 4803     avg: 6719     median: 5084 (12%)     max: 13570 Points
min: 17868     avg: 18483     median: 18680 (42%)     max: 18900 Points
min: 15240     avg: 20434     median: 20327.5 (46%)     max: 24085 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 6444     avg: 9754     median: 10631 (24%)     max: 10856 Points
min: 29551     avg: 31186     median: 31806 (71%)     max: 32200 Points
min: 25772     avg: 30741     median: 32020 (71%)     max: 34480 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 59.8     avg: 59.9     median: 59.9 (89%)     max: 59.9 fps
59.9 fps (89%)
60 fps (89%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1818     avg: 2945     median: 3421 (3%)     max: 3597 Points
min: 2283     avg: 3091     median: 3436 (3%)     max: 3554 Points
min: 3217     avg: 4949     median: 5193.5 (5%)     max: 5907 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 851     avg: 935     median: 884 (2%)     max: 1069 Points
min: 1129     avg: 1732     median: 1979 (3%)     max: 2088 Points
min: 1297     avg: 1812     median: 1647 (3%)     max: 2887 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 2160     avg: 3268     median: 3058 (66%)     max: 4443 Points
min: 2108     avg: 3733     median: 4224.5 (92%)     max: 4375 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 405 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 420 → 200% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 430 → 274% n=11

- 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.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 405:
25  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
100%
Adreno 405:
34  fps
high
100%
Adreno 405:
27  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 405:
30  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 405:
27  fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 405:
29  fps
high
100%
Adreno 405:
30  fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
100%
Adreno 405:
29   fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 405:
20 1920x1080 30 30 32 32 35 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 430:
30  fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 405:
26 28 35 42 1920x1080 ~ 33 fps
76%
Adreno 430:
25  fps
high
100%
Adreno 405:
20 21 21 25 26 32 1920x1080 ~ 24 fps
121%
Adreno 430:
29  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Adreno 405:
21  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 405 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 430 → 99%

Qualcomm Adreno 405lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile25
World of Tanks Blitz3427
Arena of Valor3027
Shadow Fight 32930
Battle Bay29
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne3324
Real Racing 321
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Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne2529
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