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Qualcomm Adreno 660 vs Qualcomm Adreno 616 vs Qualcomm Adreno 642

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 616

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The Qualcomm Adreno 616 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 512 in the Snapdragon 660).

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 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 660Qualcomm Adreno 616Qualcomm Adreno 642
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
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanOpenGL ES 3.2
technology7 nm14 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement02.12.2020 15.12.2015 07.05.2021
ArchitectureAdreno 600
CPU in Adreno 660GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
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
CPU in Adreno 616GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7128 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7108 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6708 x 2016 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 642GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
200519 Points (23%)
5587 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 10491     avg: 15129     median: 15637.5 (34%)     max: 17179 Points
8380 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5094     avg: 8458     median: 8757 (44%)     max: 9839 Points
4478 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7930     avg: 11518     median: 11676 (35%)     max: 12914 Points
6148 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 3959     avg: 5583     median: 5762 (3%)     max: 5925 Points
3212 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 974     avg: 1422     median: 1498 (2%)     max: 1564 Points
786 Points (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 11     avg: 12     median: 12 (5%)     max: 13 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19     avg: 26.8     median: 27 (5%)     max: 32 fps
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 39     avg: 69     median: 70.5 (5%)     max: 87 fps
50 fps (4%)
40 fps (5%)
65 fps (1%)
90 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 660
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 616
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642
153 fps (1%)
162946 Points (20%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
109.3 fps (1%)
48 fps (0%)
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
53822 Points (54%)
min: 8622     avg: 9428     median: 9192.5 (9%)     max: 10698 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
42266 Points (74%)
min: 2466     avg: 2689     median: 2629.5 (5%)     max: 2911 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 21% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 61% n=10

- 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 660:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 660:
118  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
100%
Adreno 660:
91  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 660:
30 30 56 78 120 120 ~ 72 fps
42%
Adreno 642:
30  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 660:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 91 ~ 67 fps
54%
Adreno 616:
30 38 40 ~ 36 fps
90%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 660:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
98%
Adreno 642:
59  fps
high
100%
Adreno 660:
30 30 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 54 fps
56%
Adreno 616:
27 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
111%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 660:
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
100%
Adreno 642:
40  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 616:
31 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
ultra
Adreno 616:
54 57 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 660:
166  fps
30%
Adreno 616:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 660:
60  fps
48%
Adreno 616:
26 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 660:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
47%
Adreno 616:
22 27 29 29 29 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Adreno 660:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 47%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 42%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 92%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 660lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift6011860
Call of Duty Mobile9160
Armajet72
PUBG Mobile67605440
Dead Trigger 2166
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
Real Racing 360
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