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Qualcomm Adreno 418 vs Qualcomm Adreno 509

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 509

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The Qualcomm Adreno 509 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the lower end Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 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.

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Qualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 509
Adreno 500 Series
Adreno 430 compare 192 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 420 compare 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 418 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 405 compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz
Adreno 540 compare @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 compare @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512 compare
Adreno 510 compare
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Pipelines128 - unified
Core Speed600 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology20 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenCL 1.2OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement23.06.2014 08.05.2017
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.qualcomm.com
ArchitectureAdreno 500
CPU in Adreno 418GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM89926 x 2000 MHz? MHz600 MHz
CPU in Adreno 509GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6368 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 17637     avg: 22445     median: 23298.5 (3%)     max: 24864 Points
min: 20610     avg: 20839     median: 20836 (2%)     max: 21067 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
10381 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
1689 Points (7%)
min: 1525     avg: 1541     median: 1540 (7%)     max: 1568 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
2012 Points (4%)
min: 1358     avg: 1395     median: 1400 (3%)     max: 1406 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
1193 Points (6%)
min: 765     avg: 980     median: 1008 (5%)     max: 1016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
1207 Points (4%)
min: 645     avg: 841     median: 865 (3%)     max: 872 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 2.2     avg: 2.4     median: 2.2 (0%)     max: 3.5 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 5.4     avg: 5.9     median: 6 (0%)     max: 6.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
7.2 fps (1%)
6.3 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 9.9     avg: 10.2     median: 10 (0%)     max: 11 fps
min: 6.3     avg: 9.7     median: 10 (0%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 12.3     avg: 14.5     median: 15 (1%)     max: 16 fps
16 fps (1%)
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 509
min: 35     avg: 35.6     median: 36 (0%)     max: 36 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
12793 Points (29%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 26223     avg: 26360     median: 26339 (59%)     max: 26519 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 4601     avg: 4726     median: 4725.5 (5%)     max: 4850 Points
min: 5536     avg: 5562     median: 5561.5 (6%)     max: 5587 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1935     avg: 2057     median: 2057 (4%)     max: 2179 Points
min: 1582     avg: 1740     median: 1740 (3%)     max: 1898 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 3873     avg: 4163     median: 4118 (90%)     max: 4399 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 418 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 509 → 92% 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
Adreno 509:
25 25 26 30 ~ 27 fps
med.
Adreno 509:
25 25 ~ 25 fps
high
Adreno 509:
30  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 509:
31 31 31 32 59 ~ 37 fps
ultra
Adreno 509:
30 31 31 31 31 59 ~ 36 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 509:
57 59 ~ 58 fps
high
Adreno 509:
58  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 418:
30 2560x1440 31.4 2560x1440 47 ~ 36 fps
125%
Adreno 509:
30 60 ~ 45 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
111%
Adreno 509:
30  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 509:
28 28 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
Adreno 509:
28 30 30 ~ 29 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%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 509 → 118%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 125%

Qualcomm Adreno 509lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile272530
Arena of Valor3736
Shadow Fight 35858
Dead Trigger 245
Asphalt 8: Airborne30
Asphalt 9: Legends2929
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< 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 418lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 236
Asphalt 8: Airborne2927
Gangstar Vegas22.7
Real Racing 328.6
Temple Run 259
Minecraft - Pocket Edition51.9
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
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