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Qualcomm Adreno 642 vs Qualcomm Adreno 620 vs Qualcomm Adreno 660

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 620

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The Qualcomm Adreno 620 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and 765 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 620 in the 765G is 10% faster than the one in the 765 and 20% faster than the old Adreno 618. In our benchmarks, the Adreno 620 in the Snapdragon 765G even was 25% faster in selected benchmarks, but the faster CPU will also influence the results.

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 660

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The Qualcomm Adreno 660 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 660 GPU offers a 35% improved performance over the Adreno 650, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 865 SoC. Qualcomm also states that the energy efficiency improved by 20% which might be due to the new 5nm process at Samsung where the chip is produced.

The Adreno 650 supports Vulkan 1.1, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. Furthermore, games and videos can use HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (with a supported display).

Qualcomm Adreno 642Qualcomm Adreno 620Qualcomm Adreno 660
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
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
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
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology5 nm14 nm7 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 11_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement07.05.2021 09.04.2019 02.12.2020
ArchitectureAdreno 600
CPU in Adreno 642GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 620GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7658 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 660GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 18 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

200519 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
5587 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
8380 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
4478 Points (22%)
min: 5094     avg: 8481     median: 8770 (44%)     max: 9839 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
6148 Points (18%)
min: 7930     avg: 11533     median: 11753 (35%)     max: 12914 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3212 Points (2%)
min: 1022     avg: 1402     median: 1604 (1%)     max: 1681 Points
min: 3959     avg: 5588     median: 5761.5 (3%)     max: 5925 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
786 Points (1%)
min: 443     avg: 443.5     median: 443.5 (1%)     max: 444 Points
min: 974     avg: 1423     median: 1498 (2%)     max: 1564 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 11     avg: 12.3     median: 13 (5%)     max: 13 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
18 fps (3%)
min: 19     avg: 26.8     median: 27.5 (5%)     max: 32 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
50 fps (4%)
min: 39     avg: 69.2     median: 71 (5%)     max: 87 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
40 fps (5%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
65 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
90 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
153 fps (1%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 620
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 660
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
162946 Points (20%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
48 fps (0%)
30.4 fps (0%)
min: 107.62     avg: 108.5     median: 108.5 (1%)     max: 109.3 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 4055     avg: 4338     median: 4337.5 (1%)     max: 4620 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
min: 4370     avg: 4532     median: 4532 (1%)     max: 4694 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 11776     avg: 21536     median: 21536 (22%)     max: 31296 Points
53822 Points (54%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 5334     avg: 16658     median: 16657.5 (29%)     max: 27981 Points
42266 Points (74%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 60% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 175% n=13

- 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
Adreno 620:
60  fps
Adreno 660:
60  fps
high
Adreno 620:
60  fps
Adreno 660:
118 119.2 ~ 119 fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
60  fps
Adreno 660:
60 60.2 ~ 60 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 660:
91  fps
ultra
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 660:
59.3  fps
med.
Adreno 620:
52  fps
Adreno 660:
58.8  fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
23  fps
Adreno 660:
55.6  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 642:
30  fps
250%
Adreno 620:
60 90 ~ 75 fps
240%
Adreno 660:
30 30 56 78 120 120 ~ 72 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
63%
Adreno 620:
30 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
110%
Adreno 660:
59.3 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 91 ~ 66 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 642:
59  fps
68%
Adreno 620:
40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
102%
Adreno 660:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
52%
Adreno 620:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 ~ 31 fps
90%
Adreno 660:
30 30 30 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 54 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 642:
40  fps
100%
Adreno 660:
39.5 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 620:
62 120 ~ 91 fps
Adreno 660:
166  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
50%
Adreno 620:
29 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 660:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
48%
Adreno 620:
21 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
100%
Adreno 660:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
Adreno 660:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 89%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 61%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 120%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 620lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
Genshin Impact5223
Armajet75
PUBG Mobile384031
Arena of Valor4545
Dead Trigger 291
Asphalt 9: Legends3029
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Qualcomm Adreno 660lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift6011960
Call of Duty Mobile9160
Genshin Impact59.358.855.6
Armajet72
PUBG Mobile66605440
Dead Trigger 2166
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
Real Racing 360
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