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Qualcomm Adreno 530 vs Qualcomm Adreno 642

Qualcomm Adreno 530

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The Qualcomm Adreno 530 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It was introduced in the last quarter of 2015 and is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. It supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.1.

The GPU uses a still unknown amount of unified shaders clocked at up to 624 MHz. In 2015 it belongs to the fastest GPU for smartphones. Compared to the predecessor Adreno 430, the 530 is especially faster in demanding benchmarks.

Qualcomm Adreno 642

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The Qualcomm Adreno 642 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC. The chip will be available from mid 2021 and will be used mainly in upper mid-range Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 642 GPU offers a 50% improved performance over the Adreno 620, its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 768G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR4X-4200 memory support of the SoC.

The Adreno 642 supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 780G is manufactured in the modern 5nm LPPE process with EUV at Samsung that should provide a good power efficiency.

Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 642
Adreno 600 Series
Adreno 540 compare @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512 compare
Adreno 510 compare
Adreno 509 compare
Adreno 508 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 660 compare
Adreno 650 compare @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690 compare
Adreno 685 compare
Adreno 680 compare
Adreno 644 compare
Adreno 643 compare @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642
Adreno 642L compare
Adreno 640 compare
Adreno 630 compare
Adreno 620 compare
Adreno 619 compare
Adreno 619L compare
Adreno 618 compare
Adreno 616 compare
Adreno 612 compare
Adreno 610 compare
Core Speed624 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.1 AEPOpenGL ES 3.2
technology14 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.1 AEP, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 11.1 (FL 11_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 07.05.2021
CPU in Adreno 530GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro4 x 2400 MHz? MHz653 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM89964 x 2200 MHz? MHz624 MHz
min. - max.? MHz624 - 653 MHz
CPU in Adreno 642GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 24310     avg: 32869     median: 32997 (4%)     max: 40761 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
0 Points (0%)
5587 Points (24%)
8380 Points (18%)
4478 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2488     avg: 2996     median: 3108 (9%)     max: 3253 Points
6148 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3212 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
786 Points (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 7.1     avg: 8.4     median: 7.2 (1%)     max: 11 fps
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 15     avg: 17.7     median: 19 (1%)     max: 19 fps
50 fps (4%)
40 fps (5%)
65 fps (1%)
90 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 530
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642
153 fps (1%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
162946 Points (20%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 21420     avg: 30602     median: 33028 (75%)     max: 35449 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 28538     avg: 37215     median: 38353 (85%)     max: 41500 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
48 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 4781     avg: 5512     median: 5612.5 (6%)     max: 6042 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1913     avg: 2183     median: 2178.5 (4%)     max: 2461 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4410 Points (96%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 530 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 202% n=10

- 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.

Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 642:
30  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 642:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 642:
59  fps
high
Adreno 642:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 642:
40  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 530:
0 (!) 30 30 30 30 56 58 59 59 60 60 ~ 43 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 530:
29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 530:
0 (!) 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 48 ~ 29 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 642:
60  fps
high
Adreno 642:
60  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
100%
Adreno 530:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 530:
35 51 ~ 43 fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 530 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 642lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Armajet30
PUBG Mobile60596040
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
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Dead Trigger 243
Asphalt 8: Airborne3029
Real Racing 36043
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)