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Qualcomm Adreno 618 vs ARM Mali-G78 MP20

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-G78 MP20

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The ARM Mali-G78MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced late 2021 in the Google Tensor SoC. It integrates 20 of the 24 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Valhal architecture. According to ARM it offers two new features: asynchronous top level and fragment dependency tracking.

The graphics card is one of the fastest in Android devices of 2020 and therefore able to run all games fluently.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0.

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Qualcomm Adreno 618ARM Mali-G78 MP20
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Mali-G78 MP20 24
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Mali-G76 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 compare 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G52 MP6 compare 6
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Mali-G52 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
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Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 600Valhall
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanOpenGL ES 3.2
technology14 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement09.04.2019 26.05.2020
CodenameValhall
Pipelines24 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
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-G78 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Google Tensor8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

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 (6%)     max: 56640 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2900 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
3273 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
494 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
504 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
min: 7344     avg: 8841     median: 9526 (41%)     max: 9654 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
min: 11005     avg: 13516     median: 13988 (31%)     max: 15556 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (13%)     max: 2938 Points
min: 6606     avg: 7184     median: 7205 (36%)     max: 7742 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (7%)     max: 2832 Points
min: 8605     avg: 9432     median: 8957 (27%)     max: 10733 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
min: 7057     avg: 7127     median: 7064 (4%)     max: 7261 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 258     avg: 447     median: 313 (0%)     max: 1047 Points
min: 1626     avg: 1816     median: 1823 (2%)     max: 1998 Points
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 (1%)     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
14 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
min: 23     avg: 27     median: 28 (5%)     max: 30 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
min: 49     avg: 58.7     median: 58 (4%)     max: 69 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 40     avg: 46.7     median: 48 (5%)     max: 52 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
min: 60     avg: 75     median: 65 (1%)     max: 100 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 34     avg: 40.9     median: 41 (2%)     max: 45 fps
min: 89     avg: 110     median: 90 (5%)     max: 151 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-G78 MP20
min: 125     avg: 173.7     median: 144 (1%)     max: 252 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (11%)     max: 95350 Points
min: 270503     avg: 282634     median: 282630 (35%)     max: 294770 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
88.8 fps (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (10%)     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: 8.65     avg: 9.8     median: 10.3 (4%)     max: 10.4 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 348% n=14

- 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.

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
107%
Mali-G78 MP20:
60  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 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
117%
Mali-G78 MP20:
30 40 ~ 35 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
Mali-G78 MP20:
85  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
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
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-G78 MP20:
90  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-G78 MP20 → 112%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 112%

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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Armajet60
PUBG Mobile35
Dead Trigger 285
Temple Run 290
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