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Qualcomm Adreno 418 vs Qualcomm Adreno 420

Qualcomm Adreno 418

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The Qualcomm Adreno 418 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC and was announced in mid 2014. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11 feature level 11_1 (with hardware tessellation). The graphics card uses a technology called FlexRender to intelligently switch between TBR (TBR Tile Based Renderer) and the classic direct rendering.

Compared to the Adreno 420, the performance of the 418 is about 20 percent slower (at 600 MHz). This puts the Adreno 418 in the upper middle class in 2015 and even demanding (Android) games should run fluently.

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 418Qualcomm Adreno 420
Adreno 400 Series
Adreno 430 compare 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Adreno 430 compare 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Pipelines128 - unified128 - unified
Core Speed600 (Boost) MHz600 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.1
technology20 nm28 nm
FeaturesOpenCL 1.2OpenCL 1.2
Date of Announcement23.06.2014 23.06.2014
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com
CPU in Adreno 418GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM89926 x 2000 MHz? MHz600 MHz
CPU in Adreno 420GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ80844 x 2700 MHz600 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 17637     avg: 22445     median: 23298.5 (3%)     max: 24864 Points
min: 19019     avg: 21258     median: 20733 (2%)     max: 25480 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
10381 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
1689 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
2012 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
1193 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
1207 Points (4%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
7.2 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 9.9     avg: 10.2     median: 10 (0%)     max: 11 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 12.3     avg: 14.5     median: 15 (1%)     max: 16 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 418
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 21.82     avg: 31.7     median: 34 (0%)     max: 38 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 420
min: 39     avg: 41     median: 41.4 (0%)     max: 42.4 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
59.5 fps (98%)
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
12793 Points (29%)
min: 17868     avg: 18483     median: 18680 (42%)     max: 18900 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 26223     avg: 26360     median: 26339 (59%)     max: 26519 Points
min: 29551     avg: 31186     median: 31806 (71%)     max: 32200 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
59.9 fps (89%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 4601     avg: 4726     median: 4725.5 (5%)     max: 4850 Points
min: 2283     avg: 3091     median: 3436 (3%)     max: 3554 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1935     avg: 2057     median: 2057 (4%)     max: 2179 Points
min: 1129     avg: 1732     median: 1979 (3%)     max: 2088 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 3873     avg: 4163     median: 4118 (90%)     max: 4399 Points
min: 2108     avg: 3733     median: 4224.5 (92%)     max: 4375 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 418 → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 420 → 96% n=9

- 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.

Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 418:
30 2560x1440 31.4 2560x1440 47 ~ 36 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 418:
28 28.6 2560x1440 29 2560x1440 ~ 29 fps
high
100%
Adreno 418:
24 28.3 2560x1440 29 2560x1440 ~ 27 fps
Gangstar Vegas

Gangstar Vegas

2013
ultra
100%
Adreno 418:
22.7 2560x1440  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Adreno 418:
28.6 2560x1440   fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 418:
58.5 2560x1440 60 2560x1440 ~ 59 fps
Minecraft - Pocket Edition

Minecraft - Pocket Edition

2011
ultra
100%
Adreno 418:
51.9 2560x1440   fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 418 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 418lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 236
Asphalt 8: Airborne2927
Gangstar Vegas22.7
Real Racing 328.6
Temple Run 259
Minecraft - Pocket Edition51.9
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