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Qualcomm Adreno 642 vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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 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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Adreno 650 compare @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
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Adreno 642
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Adreno 650 compare @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
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Adreno 643 compare @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642
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Shared Memoryyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12
technology5 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement07.05.2021 06.12.2018
Power Consumption7 Watt
CPU in Adreno 642GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G8 x 1900 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%)
0.06787 -95%
0.1025 -92%
0.2337 -83%
Qualcomm Adreno 690
1.336
...
0.2337 -83%
max:
33.3 2393%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
909 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
811 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 8602     avg: 9818     median: 9818 (10%)     max: 11034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 13768     avg: 16708     median: 16707.5 (4%)     max: 19647 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2758     avg: 2835     median: 2834.5 (5%)     max: 2911 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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
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%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
6148 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3212 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
786 Points (1%)
3067 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 3063     avg: 3085     median: 3077 (4%)     max: 3115 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 2898     avg: 2930     median: 2912 (3%)     max: 2979 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 690
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
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
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
50 fps (4%)
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%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
162946 Points (20%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
48 fps (0%)
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%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 690 → 390% n=1

- 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
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 642:
30  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 642:
59  fps
high
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 642:
40  fps
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
low 1280x720
Adreno 690:
19  fps
med. 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
12.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
7.3  fps
low 1280x720
Adreno 690:
57.1 57.5 58.7 ~ 58 fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 690:
54.5 54.5 55.2 ~ 55 fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
38.8 45.9 47 ~ 44 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 690:
29.4 40.2 40.7 ~ 37 fps
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
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

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
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Armajet30
PUBG Mobile60596040
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
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