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Qualcomm Adreno 650 vs ARM Mali-G78 MP14 vs Qualcomm Adreno 644

Qualcomm Adreno 650

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The Qualcomm Adreno 650 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 865+ and 870 SoCs. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. The base clock speed of the GPU is 250 MHz and the boost depends on the used SoC. For the 865 it is 587 MHz, the 865 Plus increased to 846 MHz and the 2021 870 reached 670 MHz.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 650 GPU offers a 25% improved performance over the Adreno 640, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 855 SoC. The enhanced performance is achieved by the Adreno 650 having 50% more compute units (ALUs) than the Adreno 640. Furthermore, the clock speed of the pixel shaders was also increased by 50%.

The performance in our first benchmarks of a reference system positions itself above the ARM Mali-G76 MP16 and e.g. in 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme even on the top spot. In GFXBench only the Apple A13 GPU is able to best the Adreno 650 (regarding smartphone GPUs).

As a novelty, the GPU driver can be updated in the Android Play Store. Furthermore, some features are running under the Elite Gaming brand (e.g., 144 Hz display support, desktop forward rendering). 

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). The 650 supports 2 displays with up to 4K 60 Hz / QHD+ 144 Hz.

ARM Mali-G78 MP14

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The ARM Mali-G78MP14 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced late 2020 in the Samsung Exynos 2100 (e.g. Galaxy S21). It integrates 14 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 644

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The Qualcomm Adreno 644 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC. The chip was announced mid 2022 and was available in early 2023 in upper mid-range Android smartphones.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 644 GPU offers a 20% improved performance over the Adreno 642, its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 780G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR5 with 3200 MHz. In our benchmarks with the Mi 13 Lite however, the performance was only on par with the old Adreno 642.

The Adreno 644 supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is manufactured in the modern 4nm process with EUV at Samsung that should provide a good power efficiency.

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Qualcomm Adreno 650ARM Mali-G78 MP14Qualcomm Adreno 644
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 613 @ 0.96 GHz
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 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
ArchitectureAdreno 600Valhall
Core Speed250 - 670 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2
technology7 nm5 nm4 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement04.12.2019 26.05.2020 07.05.2021
CodenameValhall
Pipelines14 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
PredecessorAdreno 642
CPU in Adreno 650GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G8 x 2420 MHz, 5 W? MHz670 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)8 x 2420 MHz, 5 W250 MHz646 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8658 x 2420 MHz, 5 W250 MHz587 MHz
min. - max.250 MHz587 - 670 MHz
CPU in Adreno 644GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
275 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 3789     avg: 4168     median: 4230 (2%)     max: 5039 Points
min: 5873     avg: 5950     median: 5966 (3%)     max: 6010 Points
min: 3035     avg: 3133     median: 3137 (2%)     max: 3184 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1103     avg: 1218     median: 1223 (1%)     max: 1246 Points
1758 Points (2%)
min: 825     avg: 832     median: 829 (1%)     max: 854 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 110875     avg: 149779     median: 149017 (15%)     max: 180392 Points
min: 88848     avg: 96343     median: 98950 (10%)     max: 101231 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7970     avg: 9563     median: 9684 (42%)     max: 11492 Points
min: 7718     avg: 8299     median: 7933 (34%)     max: 9245 Points
min: 6303     avg: 6921     median: 6953.5 (30%)     max: 7472 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 11617     avg: 13051     median: 12858 (28%)     max: 16809 Points
min: 9794     avg: 10985     median: 9889 (22%)     max: 13273 Points
min: 8656     avg: 8893     median: 8751 (19%)     max: 9414 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 6960     avg: 8089     median: 8085 (34%)     max: 8975 Points
min: 6717     avg: 7688     median: 8001 (34%)     max: 8345 Points
min: 5501     avg: 6187     median: 6286 (26%)     max: 6466 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 8593     avg: 9728     median: 9498 (24%)     max: 11999 Points
min: 7680     avg: 9796     median: 10794 (27%)     max: 10913 Points
min: 6767     avg: 7042     median: 7023 (17%)     max: 7388 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 8215     avg: 8929     median: 8867 (79%)     max: 10046 Points
min: 7078     avg: 8019     median: 8019 (71%)     max: 8960 Points
min: 6114     avg: 6700     median: 6700 (60%)     max: 7285 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 10599     avg: 11936     median: 11577.5 (69%)     max: 14283 Points
min: 10216     avg: 11862     median: 11861.5 (71%)     max: 13507 Points
min: 8410     avg: 8641     median: 8487 (51%)     max: 9025 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 5996     avg: 7150     median: 7178 (35%)     max: 7881 Points
7614 Points (37%)
min: 5090     avg: 5524     median: 5565 (27%)     max: 5876 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 6500     avg: 8287     median: 8299 (28%)     max: 9167 Points
9978 Points (33%)
min: 5779     avg: 6156     median: 6159.5 (21%)     max: 6524 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 9.7     avg: 9.9     median: 10 (4%)     max: 10 fps
min: 7     avg: 7.4     median: 7.5 (3%)     max: 7.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 18     avg: 21.1     median: 21 (4%)     max: 27 fps
min: 25     avg: 26.7     median: 27 (5%)     max: 28 fps
min: 15     avg: 16.4     median: 17 (3%)     max: 18 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 27     avg: 55     median: 55 (4%)     max: 67 fps
min: 49     avg: 60.7     median: 64 (5%)     max: 69 fps
min: 41     avg: 45.3     median: 46 (3%)     max: 49 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 39     avg: 52.6     median: 51 (5%)     max: 62 fps
min: 42     avg: 54     median: 58 (5%)     max: 62 fps
min: 37     avg: 38.2     median: 38 (4%)     max: 40 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 67     avg: 87.2     median: 88 (2%)     max: 103 fps
min: 74     avg: 88     median: 83 (2%)     max: 107 fps
min: 52     avg: 62.4     median: 65 (1%)     max: 67 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 96     avg: 125.1     median: 125 (5%)     max: 151 fps
min: 117     avg: 140.3     median: 143 (6%)     max: 161 fps
min: 86     avg: 89.2     median: 88 (4%)     max: 94 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 650
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 168     avg: 209.5     median: 206 (2%)     max: 266 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G78 MP14
min: 137     avg: 177.7     median: 154 (1%)     max: 242 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 644
min: 147     avg: 150.2     median: 148 (1%)     max: 158 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 214123     avg: 240087     median: 240035 (24%)     max: 276746 Points
277129 Points (28%)
min: 174679     avg: 177977     median: 175343 (18%)     max: 187645 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
170281 Points (12%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 72.6     avg: 75.5     median: 75 (2%)     max: 78.57 fps
84.4 fps (2%)
min: 50.74     avg: 51.7     median: 51.7 (1%)     max: 52.63 fps
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
2688 Points (1%)
min: 2448     avg: 2513     median: 2497 (1%)     max: 2610 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
2532 Points (1%)
min: 2650     avg: 2776     median: 2729.5 (1%)     max: 2993 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
54110 Points (19%)
30029 Points (10%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
42627 Points (56%)
42541 Points (56%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 5.18     avg: 8.2     median: 7.6 (3%)     max: 12.7 Watt
min: 4.19     avg: 4.8     median: 4.6 (2%)     max: 5.9 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP14 → 108% n=18

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 644 → 74% 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
100%
Adreno 650:
60  fps
70%
Adreno 644:
42  fps
ultra Ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
60  fps
75%
Adreno 644:
45  fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
100%
Adreno 650:
60 119 ~ 90 fps
67%
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 650:
60 117 ~ 89 fps
67%
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
60 118 ~ 89 fps
67%
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
Adreno 650:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
med.
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
59 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
98%
Mali-G78 MP14:
59  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 52 59 60 60 60 60 62 64 85 91 114 117 119 120 ~ 71 fps
151%
Mali-G78 MP14:
102 111 ~ 107 fps
94%
Adreno 644:
45 89 ~ 67 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 650:
40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90 ~ 61 fps
98%
Mali-G78 MP14:
60  fps
98%
Adreno 644:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 650:
40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
69%
Mali-G78 MP14:
40  fps
69%
Adreno 644:
40  fps
high
100%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 30 30 39 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
62%
Mali-G78 MP14:
30 30 40 ~ 33 fps
75%
Adreno 644:
40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
0%
Mali-G78 MP14:
0 (!)  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 650:
60 60 62 ~ 61 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 650:
60 60 61 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 650:
60 60 90 105 142 144 ~ 100 fps
60%
Adreno 644:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 650:
30 30 60 60 ~ 45 fps
high
100%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 58 60 60 60 ~ 41 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Adreno 650:
60 144 ~ 102 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 644:
60 61 ~ 61 fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G78 MP14 → 78%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 79%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 644 → 77%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 77%

Qualcomm Adreno 650ARM Mali-G78 MP14Qualcomm Adreno 644
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal60604245
League of Legends: Wild Rift908989606060
Call of Duty Mobile60
Genshin Impact6060606059
Armajet7110767
PUBG Mobile61585340604033604040
Arena of Valor6160
Dead Trigger 210060
Asphalt 9: Legends4541
Real Racing 3102
Qualcomm Adreno 650ARM Mali-G78 MP14Qualcomm Adreno 644
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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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