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Qualcomm Adreno 618 vs ARM Mali-G72 MP18 vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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).

ARM Mali-G72 MP18

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The ARM Mali-G72 MP18 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in early 2018 in the Exynos 9810 (e.g. Galaxy S9). It integrates 18 of the 32 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture. According to ARM it offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

In our benchmarks it slightly below a Adreno 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 FL11_1 and Renderscript.

Qualcomm Adreno 690

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The Qualcomm Adreno 690 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC for Windows laptops. According to Qualcomm, the 690 is up to 60% faster than the previous generation. In our tests with the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, the Adreno 690 was only on par with a low en Intel UHD Graphics iGPU and not well suited for 3D games.

The chip is manufactured in 5nm at Samsung (5LPE) and suited for fanless laptops.

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Qualcomm Adreno 618ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 690
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 612
Adreno 610
Mali-G78 MP24 24
Mali-G78 MP22 24
Mali-G78 MP20 24
Mali-G78 MP14 14
Mali-G77 MP11 11
Mali-G77 MP9 9
Mali-G76 MP16 16
Mali-G76 MP12 10
Mali-G76 MP10 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 5
Mali-G57 MP6 6
Mali-G57 MP5 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 2
Mali-G52 MP2 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 4
Mali-G57 MP3 3
Mali-G57 MP2 2
Mali-G57 MP1 1
Mali-G51 MP4 4 @ 0.65 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 612
Adreno 610
ArchitectureAdreno 600Bifrost
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12
technology14 nm16 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement09.04.2019 01.01.2018 06.12.2018
Pipelines18 - unified
Core Speed850 MHz
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.com
Power Consumption7 Watt
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 Mali-G72 MP18GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 98108 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 690GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 38 x 2400 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 690
1.3 pt (4%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
0.06787 -95%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
0.1025 -92%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.2337 -83%
Qualcomm Adreno 690
1.336
...
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.2337 -83%
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
33.3 2393%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
129 Points (0%)
909 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
112 Points (0%)
811 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 44009     avg: 51701     median: 52650 (6%)     max: 56640 Points
min: 36190     avg: 43744     median: 46610 (5%)     max: 48433 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2900 Points (3%)
min: 8602     avg: 9818     median: 9818 (10%)     max: 11034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
3273 Points (1%)
min: 13768     avg: 16708     median: 16707.5 (4%)     max: 19647 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
494 Points (1%)
min: 2758     avg: 2835     median: 2834.5 (5%)     max: 2911 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
504 Points (1%)
min: 2837     avg: 2933     median: 2932.5 (3%)     max: 3028 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
14652 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
min: 3744     avg: 3994     median: 4054.5 (18%)     max: 4124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
min: 3958     avg: 4626     median: 4820 (11%)     max: 4904 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (13%)     max: 2938 Points
min: 3376     avg: 3634     median: 3435 (17%)     max: 4291 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (7%)     max: 2832 Points
min: 3697     avg: 4023     median: 3794.5 (11%)     max: 4806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 258     avg: 447     median: 313 (0%)     max: 1047 Points
3067 Points (4%)
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
min: 3063     avg: 3085     median: 3077 (4%)     max: 3115 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 572     avg: 590     median: 599 (1%)     max: 599 Points
min: 2898     avg: 2930     median: 2912 (3%)     max: 2979 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 618
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
288 Points (0%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 690
558 Points (0%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 690
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 13.4     avg: 13.7     median: 13.7 (1%)     max: 14 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 690
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
11 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
31 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 28     avg: 28.3     median: 28 (3%)     max: 29 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
min: 24     avg: 40.5     median: 45.5 (1%)     max: 47 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 34     avg: 40.9     median: 41 (2%)     max: 45 fps
min: 73     avg: 74     median: 73.5 (4%)     max: 76 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 + ARM Mali-G72 MP18
min: 80     avg: 129.3     median: 145 (1%)     max: 147 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (11%)     max: 95350 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 23.89     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (0%)     max: 28.78 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (10%)     max: 27578 Points
min: 8620     avg: 8803     median: 8802.5 (9%)     max: 8985 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 3043     avg: 9739     median: 3056 (5%)     max: 23117 Points
min: 4747     avg: 4762     median: 4762 (8%)     max: 4777 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 17     avg: 19.7     median: 19.7 (3%)     max: 22.3 Watt
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
15.8 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
16.4 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
3.4 Watt (1%)

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Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 690 → 0% n=

- 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.

F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
26  fps
med. 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
22.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
17  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
12.6  fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
100%
Adreno 618:
114  fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
99  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
83.5  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
100%
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
58  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
57  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30 30 60.5 65 71 82 ~ 56 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
105%
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 618:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
133%
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 61 61 ~ 54 fps
111%
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 60 60 61 ~ 55 fps
109%
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 20.7 21.3 ~ 14 fps
med. 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 18 18.9 ~ 12 fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 16.1 16.3 ~ 11 fps
4K 3840x2160
Adreno 690:
0 (!)  fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018
low 1280x720
Adreno 690:
19  fps
med. 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
12.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
7.3  fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Adreno 618:
27.6  fps
210%
Adreno 690:
57.1 57.5 58.7 ~ 58 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Adreno 618:
19.7  fps
279%
Adreno 690:
54.5 54.5 55.2 ~ 55 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 618:
9.6  fps
458%
Adreno 690:
38.8 45.9 47 ~ 44 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 618:
8.7  fps
425%
Adreno 690:
29.4 40.2 40.7 ~ 37 fps
The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3

2015
low 1024x768
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 35 38.6 ~ 25 fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 31.5 ~ 16 fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 19.1 ~ 10 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
0 (!) 8.5 ~ 4 fps
4K 3840x2160
Adreno 690:
0 (!)  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
Adreno 690:
29.9  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
100%
Adreno 618:
30  fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 □ 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 618:
27 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 618:
27 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 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 ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 107%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 112%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 690 → 343%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 343%

Qualcomm Adreno 690lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 222622.51712.6
X-Plane 11.11141211
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark1912.37.29
Dota 2 Reborn58554437
The Witcher 32516104
GTA V29.9
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< 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 618lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift1149983.5
Call of Duty Mobile605857
Armajet56
PUBG Mobile384030
Arena of Valor5455
Shadow Fight 36060
Dota 2 Reborn27.619.79.68.7
Asphalt 8: Airborne30
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
BioShock Infinite2317.616.9
Diablo III20.72017.212
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< 120 fps
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PUBG Mobile4040
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor6060
Shadow Fight 360
Battle Bay60
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne30
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
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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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