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Qualcomm Adreno 510 vs Qualcomm Adreno 306 vs Qualcomm Adreno 304

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 306

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The 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 304

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The 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.

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Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 304
Adreno 300 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 330 32 @ 0.45 - 0.58 GHz
Adreno 320 16 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 308 6
Adreno 306 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 305 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 304 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 302 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 330 32 @ 0.45 - 0.58 GHz
Adreno 320 16 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 308 6
Adreno 306 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 305 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 304 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 302 6 @ 0.4 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 500
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.0DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL ES 3.0
technology14 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)Open CL 1.1e, Renderscript
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 01.09.2012 01.07.2015
Pipelines6 - unified6 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz400 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 306GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM89164 x 1400 MHz450 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ80164 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 304GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 APQ80094 x 1300 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM89094 x 1100 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 31004 x ? MHz200 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm 2052 x 1100 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.200 - ? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 21087     avg: 21766     median: 21533 (2%)     max: 23175 Points
min: 2190     avg: 3801     median: 3838 (0%)     max: 4037 Points
min: 2359     avg: 3958     median: 4053 (0%)     max: 5042 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 2091     avg: 2184     median: 2190.5 (0%)     max: 2234 Points
min: 2076     avg: 2214     median: 2219.5 (0%)     max: 2341 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 4692     avg: 4772     median: 4758.5 (1%)     max: 4915 Points
min: 4189     avg: 4699     median: 4851 (1%)     max: 4906 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 1381     avg: 1454     median: 1441.5 (6%)     max: 1579 Points
min: 185     avg: 191.5     median: 187.5 (1%)     max: 206 Points
162 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1354     avg: 1395     median: 1389.5 (3%)     max: 1459 Points
min: 153     avg: 158.8     median: 156 (0%)     max: 170 Points
135 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
971 Points (5%)
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
867 Points (3%)
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.2     avg: 5.2     median: 5.4 (1%)     max: 6 fps
min:      avg: 0 (0%)     max: 0 fps
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 4.6     avg: 8.9     median: 9.5 (0%)     max: 10 fps
0 fps (0%)
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 9.2     avg: 14.2     median: 14.5 (1%)     max: 17 fps
min: 1.7     avg: 2     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 4.3 fps
min: 1     avg: 1.7     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.9 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 510
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 22     avg: 30.8     median: 31 (0%)     max: 36 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 306
min: 2.8     avg: 5.5     median: 5.3 (0%)     max: 9.8 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 304
min: 3     avg: 4.7     median: 5.2 (0%)     max: 5.6 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44.8 fps (74%)
min: 25.31     avg: 37     median: 37 (61%)     max: 48.73 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
15120 Points (34%)
min: 1839     avg: 1867     median: 1880 (4%)     max: 1881 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
26078 Points (58%)
min: 3855     avg: 3993     median: 4014 (9%)     max: 4087 Points
0 Points (0%)
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 54.6     avg: 57.3     median: 57.3 (85%)     max: 59.9 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
6078 Points (6%)
min: 2745     avg: 2822     median: 2792 (3%)     max: 2929 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
2559 Points (4%)
min: 665     avg: 756     median: 791 (1%)     max: 811 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4270 Points (93%)
min: 2978     avg: 3534     median: 3295 (72%)     max: 4266 Points
3241 Points (70%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 306 → 15% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 304 → 13% 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.

Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 510:
30 50 57 60 ~ 49 fps
63%
Adreno 306:
30 30 30 30 35 ~ 31 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 510:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 306:
29 31 ~ 30 fps
70%
Adreno 304:
21  fps
high
100%
Adreno 510:
20 29 30 30 ~ 27 fps
56%
Adreno 306:
14 15 16 16 16 ~ 15 fps
48%
Adreno 304:
13  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
Adreno 304:
42  fps
high
Adreno 304:
20  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 306 → 73%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 63%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 304 → 59%

Qualcomm Adreno 510lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 249
Asphalt 8: Airborne3027
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 306lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 231
Asphalt 8: Airborne3015
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 304lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Asphalt 8: Airborne2113
Real Racing 34220
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
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