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Qualcomm Adreno 618 vs Qualcomm Adreno 730

Qualcomm Adreno 618

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The Qualcomm Adreno 618 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and 730G SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

In our benchmarks, the Adreno 618 in the Snapdragon 730 was 14 to 30% faster than the Adreno 616 in the Snapdragon 710. The performance in the 730G should be additional 15% faster, due to higher clock rates.

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).

Qualcomm Adreno 730

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The Qualcomm Adreno 730 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2022 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. 

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 730 GPU offers a 30% improved performance thanks to 30% more ALUs over the Adreno 660, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 888 SoC.  Thanks to the new 4nm process, the power efficiency should also be improved.

The Adreno 730 supports Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. 

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ArchitectureAdreno 600
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology14 nm4 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 Announcement09.04.2019 30.11.2021
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz
CPU in Adreno 618GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 28 x 2550 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c8 x 2400 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
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min. - max.500 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 730GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
min: 858     avg: 865     median: 865 (2%)     max: 872 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
min: 6483     avg: 10277     median: 10412 (5%)     max: 11201 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 258     avg: 447     median: 313 (0%)     max: 1047 Points
min: 1567     avg: 2544     median: 2568 (3%)     max: 2899 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Solar Bay
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
494 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
504 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
129 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
112 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 44009     avg: 51701     median: 52650 (5%)     max: 56640 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2900 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
3273 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
min: 1067     avg: 11770     median: 11974 (52%)     max: 15306 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
min: 15268     avg: 24195     median: 25285 (56%)     max: 27751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (11%)     max: 2938 Points
min: 5983     avg: 10777     median: 10726 (45%)     max: 13386 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (6%)     max: 2832 Points
min: 11082     avg: 17826     median: 18581 (46%)     max: 20955 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 2845     avg: 3469     median: 3528 (31%)     max: 4021 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 2720     avg: 3552     median: 3610 (22%)     max: 4232 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 2192     avg: 2505     median: 2489 (12%)     max: 2783 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 2008     avg: 2355     median: 2310 (8%)     max: 2694 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
1921 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
1849 Points (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 624     avg: 639     median: 645 (1%)     max: 648 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 572     avg: 590     median: 599 (0%)     max: 599 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 618
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
288 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 13     avg: 19.8     median: 20 (7%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
min: 19     avg: 41.2     median: 42 (8%)     max: 52 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
min: 60     avg: 104.3     median: 102 (8%)     max: 138 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 50     avg: 85.5     median: 84 (8%)     max: 108 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
min: 95     avg: 144.2     median: 143 (3%)     max: 189 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 34     avg: 40.9     median: 41 (2%)     max: 45 fps
min: 126     avg: 210.3     median: 211 (9%)     max: 282 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 618
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 67     avg: 83.1     median: 84.5 (1%)     max: 91 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 730
min: 245     avg: 388.8     median: 389.5 (3%)     max: 468 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (9%)     max: 95350 Points
min: 293017     avg: 423114     median: 430076 (43%)     max: 479126 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 428974     avg: 468332     median: 486753 (39%)     max: 489270 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 23.89     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (1%)     max: 28.78 fps
min: 128.28     avg: 144.8     median: 144.8 (4%)     max: 161.33 fps
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
min: 5301     avg: 5752     median: 5535 (1%)     max: 6421 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
min: 6354     avg: 7072     median: 6805.5 (2%)     max: 8322 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (4%)     max: 27578 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 3043     avg: 9739     median: 3056 (5%)     max: 23117 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
3.4 Watt (1%)
min: 5.52     avg: 9.3     median: 9.4 (4%)     max: 14.2 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 730 → 458% n=18

- 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
Adreno 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
100%
Adreno 618:
114  fps
96%
Adreno 730:
110  fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
99  fps
61%
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
83.5  fps
72%
Adreno 730:
60 60 61 ~ 60 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
100%
Adreno 618:
60  fps
122%
Adreno 730:
55 91 ~ 73 fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
58  fps
95%
Adreno 730:
55  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
57  fps
102%
Adreno 730:
55 60 ~ 58 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 730:
35 59.3 59.6 ~ 51 fps
med.
Adreno 730:
35 60 ~ 48 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
30 34 41.7 59.4 60 ~ 45 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30 30 60.5 65 71 82 ~ 56 fps
134%
Adreno 730:
30 43 56.9 60 60 60 60 60 60 63 72 90 94 99 103 188 ~ 75 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
161%
Adreno 730:
57 57 58 58 58.8 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 89.2 ~ 61 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 618:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
148%
Adreno 730:
51 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 59 fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
190%
Adreno 730:
30 30 50 55 58 58 58.9 59 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 57 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
30 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 61 61 ~ 54 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 60 60 61 ~ 55 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Adreno 618:
27.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
19.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 618:
9.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 618:
8.7  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 618:
27 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
27 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
150%
Adreno 730:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

2013
low 1280x720
100%
Adreno 618:
23  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
17.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
16.9  fps
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Adreno 618:
20.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
20  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
17.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 618:
12  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 730 → 121%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 122%

Qualcomm Adreno 618Qualcomm Adreno 730
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
League of Legends: Wild Rift1149983.51106060
Call of Duty Mobile605857735558
Genshin Impact514845
Armajet5675
PUBG Mobile38403061595740
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends303045
Qualcomm Adreno 618Qualcomm Adreno 730
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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