Qualcomm Adreno 508 vs Qualcomm Adreno 304 vs Qualcomm Adreno 306
Qualcomm Adreno 508
► remove from comparisonThe Qualcomm Adreno 508 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 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 "up to 30% faster graphics rendering than previous designs".
Qualcomm Adreno 304
► remove from comparisonThe Qualcomm Adreno 304 is an entry-level integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets that is used for mainstream SoCs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 series (e. g. MSM8909).
The Adreno 304 usually only offers half of the performance of the the Adreno 320 and is only slightly ahead of the Mali-400 MP4. Very demanding Android games of 2013 may not run completely smooth, but simple titles like Angry Birds and the usual multimedia tasks are no problem.
As all other Adreno 30x GPUs, the Adreno 304 includes 24 ALUs (6 in other sources) that are built as unified shaders. More information on the architecture can be found on Github.
Qualcomm Adreno 306
► remove from comparisonThe Qualcomm Adreno 306 is an integrated graphics unit for smartphones and tablets that is used for mainstream SoCs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410-series (e.g., Snapdragon 410 MSM8916). According the Qualcomm, the Adreno 306 offers a reduced power consumption compared to the older Adreno 305.
The performance looks to be on par with the older Adreno 305 (at least in our review of a HTC Desire 510) leading to the assumtion that the technical specifications should be similar.
Qualcomm Adreno 508 | Qualcomm Adreno 304 | Qualcomm Adreno 306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Architecture | Adreno 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 650 MHz | 400 MHz | 450 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan | DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL ES 3.0 | DirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 14 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) | Open CL 1.1e, Renderscript | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 08.05.2017 | 01.07.2015 | 01.09.2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 6 - unified | 6 - unified |
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