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Qualcomm Adreno 616 vs Samsung Xclipse 940 vs Qualcomm Adreno 685

Qualcomm Adreno 616

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The Qualcomm Adreno 616 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 512 in the Snapdragon 660).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 11 (FL 11_1).

Samsung Xclipse 940

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The Samsung Xclipse 940 is a graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the Samsung Exynos 2400 SoC (iGPU). It is based on the AMD RDNA 3 architecture and includes hardware ray tracing support. #

The performance is similar or slightly better than the older Adreno 740 in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

The Exynos 2400 is the first Exynos processor to use a Fan-out Wafer Level Package (FOWLP) to boost thermal management.

The SoC is manufactured in the 4nm process at Samsung.

Qualcomm Adreno 685

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The Qualcomm Adreno 685 is an integrated graphics card in the Microsoft SQ1 ARM-based SoC. It is similar to the Adreno 680 in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx SoC for Windows laptops but higher clocked and therefore with a higher theoretical performance (2 versus 1.8 TFlops).

Qualcomm Adreno 616Samsung Xclipse 940Qualcomm Adreno 685
Adreno 600 Series
Adreno 660
Adreno 650 @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
Adreno 685
Adreno 680
Adreno 644
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642
Adreno 642L
Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Adreno 620
Adreno 619
Adreno 619L
Adreno 618
Adreno 616
Adreno 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
Xclipse 950 8
Xclipse 940
Xclipse 920 192 @ 0.56 GHz
Adreno 660
Adreno 650 @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
Adreno 685
Adreno 680
Adreno 644
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642
Adreno 642L
Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Adreno 620
Adreno 619
Adreno 619L
Adreno 618
Adreno 616
Adreno 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
ArchitectureAdreno 600
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12
technology14 nm4 nm7 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 09.10.2023 06.12.2018
Power Consumption7 Watt
CPU in Adreno 616GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7128 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7108 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6708 x 2016 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Xclipse 940GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 240010 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Samsung Exynos 2400e10 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 685GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Microsoft SQ18 x 3000 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 22381     avg: 37106     median: 38288.5 (4%)     max: 43514 Points
min: 15466     avg: 17363     median: 17362.5 (75%)     max: 19259 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2146     avg: 2733     median: 2847 (6%)     max: 3248 Points
min: 34989     avg: 35721     median: 35720.5 (79%)     max: 36452 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 1742     avg: 1917     median: 1913.5 (8%)     max: 2217 Points
min: 15675     avg: 16588     median: 16451 (69%)     max: 17638 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1611     avg: 1825     median: 1853.5 (5%)     max: 2147 Points
min: 23545     avg: 25100     median: 25121 (63%)     max: 26633 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 1451     avg: 1676     median: 1705.5 (6%)     max: 1980 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 12652     avg: 13199     median: 13098 (7%)     max: 13847 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 3933     avg: 4182     median: 4235 (5%)     max: 4378 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1968 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1927 Points (1%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 685
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
373 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 30     avg: 32     median: 32 (12%)     max: 34 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 4.4     avg: 5.2     median: 5.1 (1%)     max: 7.8 fps
min: 69     avg: 77.7     median: 75 (13%)     max: 89 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 12     avg: 13.6     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
min: 153     avg: 161     median: 154 (11%)     max: 176 fps
min: 130     avg: 133.3     median: 131 (12%)     max: 139 fps
min: 214     avg: 224.3     median: 215 (5%)     max: 244 fps
min: 269     avg: 289.3     median: 289 (12%)     max: 310 fps
31.7 fps (1%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 616
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Samsung Xclipse 940
min: 378     avg: 388.3     median: 384 (3%)     max: 403 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 685
167.7 fps (1%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 613580     avg: 637825     median: 617384 (49%)     max: 682510 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 239     avg: 245.7     median: 249 (6%)     max: 249 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
min: 16906     avg: 16942     median: 16932 (4%)     max: 16987 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 16011     avg: 16059     median: 16078 (4%)     max: 16087 Points
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2292 Points (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 8622     avg: 9428     median: 9192.5 (3%)     max: 10698 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 2466     avg: 2689     median: 2629.5 (4%)     max: 2911 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 10.2     avg: 11.5     median: 11 (4%)     max: 13.2 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Samsung Xclipse 940 → 747% n=2

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 685 → 179% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Xclipse 940:
58 59 60 ~ 59 fps
ultra
Xclipse 940:
47 58 59 ~ 55 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 616:
30 38 40 ~ 36 fps
242%
Xclipse 940:
81 90 90 ~ 87 fps
high
100%
Adreno 616:
27 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
197%
Xclipse 940:
57 60 60 ~ 59 fps
ultra
Xclipse 940:
40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 616:
31 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 616:
54 57 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
100%
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 616:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
228%
Xclipse 940:
105 119 119 ~ 114 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 616:
26 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
100%
Adreno 616:
22 27 29 29 29 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Samsung Xclipse 940 → 222%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 197%

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Genshin Impact5955
PUBG Mobile3630875940
Dead Trigger 250114
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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