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Qualcomm Adreno 504 vs Qualcomm Adreno 540 vs Qualcomm Adreno 506

Qualcomm Adreno 504

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The Qualcomm Adreno 504 is a mobile graphics card for lower mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 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, the GPU is 50% faster than the previous Adreno 308 in the Snapdragon 425.

In the Snapdragon 429, the Adreno 504 is manufactured in the modern 12nm process and should be very power efficient.

Qualcomm Adreno 540

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The Qualcomm Adreno 540 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC for smartphones. It was introduced in early 2017 and can be found in high-end Android smartphones. 

The integrated GPU is based on the optimized architecture of the Adreno 530, but features clearly improved clock speeds (710 versus 624 MHz according to Anandtech) and better thermal stability. This is also thanks to the new 10 nm process the Snapdragon 835 is produced in. In the reference smartphone from Qualcomm, the Adreno 540 is able to beat or perform at a similar level as the fastest smartphone graphics cards on the market (e.g. the ARM Mali-T880MP12, ARM Mali-G71MP8 or Apple A10 GPU). Therefore, it should be perfectly suited for demanding 3D gaming and also mobile VR and 4K displays.

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.

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Qualcomm Adreno 504Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 506
Adreno 500 Series
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
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
ArchitectureAdreno 500Adreno 500
Core Speed450 MHz710 MHz650 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm10 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement30.06.2018 22.03.2017 15.12.2015
CPU in Adreno 504GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4294 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+5 x ? MHz320 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 41004 x ? MHz320 MHz? MHz
min. - max.320 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 540GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)8 x 2450 MHz? MHz710 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.? - 320 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 540
1.5 pt (2%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -37%
AMD Radeon HD 8180 -37%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) -28%
AMD Radeon HD 7310 -25%
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) -22%
AMD Radeon HD 7340 -19%
AMD Radeon HD 8210 -16%
AMD Radeon HD 8250 -14%
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) -2%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
Intel HD Graphics 2500 0%
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) 1%
AMD Radeon HD 8240 2%
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 3%
Intel HD Graphics 500 5%
Intel UHD Graphics 600 12%
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) 14%
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) 14%
AMD Radeon HD 8280 19%
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 5883%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 6895     avg: 6896     median: 6896 (1%)     max: 6897 Points
min: 16794     avg: 53776     median: 56046.5 (7%)     max: 58360 Points
min: 7668     avg: 13091     median: 13240 (2%)     max: 14741 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
17290 Points (2%)
min: 7040     avg: 7261     median: 7309 (1%)     max: 7435 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2359 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
4259 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 451     avg: 452     median: 452 (1%)     max: 453 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 508     avg: 513     median: 513 (1%)     max: 518 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
17180 Points (2%)
12169 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 428     avg: 445     median: 445 (3%)     max: 462 Points
min: 3586     avg: 4690     median: 4956 (30%)     max: 5269 Points
min: 533     avg: 847     median: 851 (5%)     max: 951 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 336     avg: 364.5     median: 364.5 (1%)     max: 393 Points
min: 3682     avg: 5894     median: 6245.5 (15%)     max: 6475 Points
min: 440     avg: 732     median: 734 (2%)     max: 814 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
257 Points (2%)
min: 2866     avg: 3801     median: 3840 (32%)     max: 4101 Points
min: 488     avg: 524     median: 510.5 (4%)     max: 882 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
210 Points (1%)
min: 3324     avg: 4231     median: 4347 (17%)     max: 4490 Points
min: 403     avg: 433.9     median: 421.5 (2%)     max: 761 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 826     avg: 831     median: 831 (2%)     max: 836 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 786     avg: 791     median: 791 (1%)     max: 796 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 504
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
17 fps (1%)
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540
min: 54     avg: 60.3     median: 60 (2%)     max: 79 fps
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 506
min: 17     avg: 25.9     median: 23 (1%)     max: 37 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 504
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
11 fps (0%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540
min: 69     avg: 107     median: 111.5 (1%)     max: 119 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 506
min: 21     avg: 22.7     median: 23 (0%)     max: 25 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
min: 8.9     avg: 9.2     median: 9.2 (3%)     max: 9.5 fps
min: 29     avg: 42.3     median: 40 (11%)     max: 58 fps
min: 7.4     avg: 12.4     median: 10 (3%)     max: 20 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 4.7     avg: 4.8     median: 4.8 (0%)     max: 4.8 fps
min: 43     avg: 55.2     median: 54 (4%)     max: 64 fps
min: 3.1     avg: 9.6     median: 9.8 (1%)     max: 11 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
2 fps (1%)
min: 8.9     avg: 12.9     median: 15 (10%)     max: 16 fps
min: 1.9     avg: 3.2     median: 3.6 (2%)     max: 4.3 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
0.8 fps (0%)
min: 9.3     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (3%)     max: 9.9 fps
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.4 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 2     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (1%)     max: 3.1 fps
min: 14     avg: 20.8     median: 24 (12%)     max: 26 fps
min: 3.2     avg: 5.3     median: 6 (3%)     max: 7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 1.7     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.8 fps
min: 25     avg: 25.6     median: 26 (3%)     max: 26 fps
min: 3.3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 3.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
min: 3.6     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (0%)     max: 3.8 fps
min: 11     avg: 19.5     median: 15 (0%)     max: 50 fps
min: 3.1     avg: 4.8     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 7.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
1.8 fps (0%)
min: 22     avg: 24.5     median: 24 (0%)     max: 26 fps
min: 3.3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.5 (0%)     max: 3.9 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44 fps (73%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 38752     avg: 38763     median: 38762.5 (88%)     max: 38773 Points
10438 Points (24%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
44696 Points (99%)
21210 Points (47%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 2D Graphics Tests
3898 Points (4%)
8356 Points (8%)
min: 2337     avg: 3197     median: 3197 (3%)     max: 4057 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 3D Graphics Tests
860 Points (2%)
3409 Points (8%)
min: 1371     avg: 1472     median: 1472 (3%)     max: 1573 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
3466 Points (75%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 504 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 993% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 174% n=17

- 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 540:
60 fps  fps
Adreno 506:
53.5 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
60 fps  fps
Adreno 506:
48 fps  fps
ultra
Adreno 540:
60 fps  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 504:
23 fps  fps
122%
Adreno 506:
25 fps 26 fps 26 fps 29 fps 30 fps 30 fps ~ 28 fps
med.
Adreno 506:
23 fps 25 fps 26 fps 26 fps 30 fps ~ 26 fps
high
Adreno 540:
40 fps  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
Adreno 540:
91 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
91 fps  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 504:
32 fps  fps
191%
Adreno 540:
60 fps 62 fps ~ 61 fps
97%
Adreno 506:
30 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps 32 fps ~ 31 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 504:
31 fps  fps
197%
Adreno 540:
60 fps 61 fps ~ 61 fps
100%
Adreno 506:
30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps ~ 31 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 540:
30 fps