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Qualcomm Adreno 506 vs Qualcomm Adreno 510 vs Qualcomm Adreno 505

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 510

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The Qualcomm Adreno 510 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and 652 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.

Compared the the faster Adreno 530, the 510 is currently produced in the older 28nm process (650 and 652) and should offer less ALUs. The clock speed is not disclosed.

Early benchmarks and performance ratings from Qualcomm position the GPU on a level with the old Adreno 330 (former high end GPU) in the Snapdragon 810. Therefore, it should be able to handle most Android games up to Full HD fluently.

Qualcomm Adreno 505

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The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 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. Compared to the faster Adreno 506, the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.

Qualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 505
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 500Adreno 500
Core Speed650 MHz450 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 15.12.2015 15.12.2015
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.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 510GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM89768 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM89566 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 505GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4398 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4358 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)8 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 7668     avg: 13091     median: 13240 (2%)     max: 14741 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 7040     avg: 7261     median: 7309 (1%)     max: 7435 Points
5627 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
12169 Points (1%)
10835 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 533     avg: 847     median: 851 (4%)     max: 951 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 440     avg: 732     median: 734 (2%)     max: 814 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 488     avg: 524     median: 510.5 (3%)     max: 882 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
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: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.4 fps
min: 0.88     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 3.3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 3.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.5 (0%)     max: 3.9 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 3.5     avg: 6.5     median: 6.4 (0%)     max: 14 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
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 506
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 21     avg: 22.7     median: 23 (0%)     max: 25 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 510
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44 fps (73%)
44.8 fps (74%)
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
10438 Points (24%)
15120 Points (34%)
8015 Points (18%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
21210 Points (47%)
26078 Points (58%)
min: 16486     avg: 16610     median: 16609.5 (37%)     max: 16733 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
5.2 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2337     avg: 3197     median: 3197 (3%)     max: 4057 Points
6078 Points (6%)
min: 2589     avg: 3292     median: 3292 (3%)     max: 3995 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1371     avg: 1472     median: 1472 (3%)     max: 1573 Points
2559 Points (4%)
min: 1032     avg: 1168     median: 1167.5 (2%)     max: 1303 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
3466 Points (75%)
4270 Points (93%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 160% n=14

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 76% n=14

- 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
100%
Adreno 506:
53.5  fps
high
100%
Adreno 506:
48  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 506:
25 26 26 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps
89%
Adreno 505:
25  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 506:
23 25 26 26 30 ~ 26 fps
92%
Adreno 505:
24  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 506:
30 31 31 31 31 32 ~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 31 31 31 32 ~ 31 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 506:
30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 ~ 31 fps
97%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 32 ~ 30 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 506:
54 57 60 ~ 57 fps
86%
Adreno 505:
42 47 47 58 ~ 49 fps
high
100%
Adreno 506:
50 53 54 60 60 ~ 55 fps
87%
Adreno 505:
41 46 47 58 ~ 48 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 506:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 53 55 56 56 57 58 ~ 41 fps
120%
Adreno 510:
30 50 57 60 ~ 49 fps
95%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 50 52 53 54 ~ 39 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 506:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 510:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 506:
24 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
93%
Adreno 510:
20 29 30 30 ~ 27 fps
90%
Adreno 505:
19 19 24 25 27 27 30 30 30 ~ 26 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 506:
26 27 28 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
27 29 29 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
100%
Adreno 506:
15 21 24 28 28.5 ~ 23 fps
91%
Adreno 505:
12 19 21 24 27 ~ 21 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 506:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 104%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 120%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 94%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 94%

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 505lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile2524
Arena of Valor3130
Shadow Fight 34948
Dead Trigger 239
Asphalt 8: Airborne3026
Asphalt 9: Legends2921
Temple Run 260
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Dead Trigger 249
Asphalt 8: Airborne3027
< 30 fps
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