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Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Qualcomm Adreno 530 vs Qualcomm Adreno 612

Qualcomm Adreno 680

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The Qualcomm Adreno 680 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx SoC for Windows laptops. According to Qualcomm it is 2x faster than the previous Adreno 630 in the Snapdragon 850 for Windows PCs with a 60% improved efficiency (thanks to the 7nm process). The performance should be similar to a Intel UHD Graphics 620 (e.g. in a 8th gen Core i5) when running native ARM64 compiled Windows apps and games. Running emulated 32 bit games (64 bit games compiled for AMD/Intel are not supported), the performance is notably slower.

Qualcomm Adreno 530

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The Qualcomm Adreno 530 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets. It was introduced in the last quarter of 2015 and is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. It supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.1.

The GPU uses a still unknown amount of unified shaders clocked at up to 624 MHz. In 2015 it belongs to the fastest GPU for smartphones. Compared to the predecessor Adreno 430, the 530 is especially faster in demanding benchmarks.

Qualcomm Adreno 612

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The Qualcomm Adreno 612 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

The performance is similar to the old Adreno 512 graphics card and therefore only in the lower mid-range of modern smartphone SoCs.

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).

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Qualcomm Adreno 680Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 612
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 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 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 612
Adreno 610
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12DirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.1 AEPDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
Power Consumption7 Watt
technology7 nm14 nm14 nm
Date of Announcement06.12.2018 15.12.2015 15.12.2015
Core Speed624 MHz
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.1 AEP, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 11.1 (FL 11_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
ArchitectureAdreno 600
CPU in Adreno 680GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G8 x 3150 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx8 x 2840 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 530GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro4 x 2400 MHz? MHz653 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM89964 x 2200 MHz? MHz624 MHz
min. - max.? MHz624 - ? MHz
CPU in Adreno 612GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6788 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6758 x 1600 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 24310     avg: 32869     median: 32997 (4%)     max: 40761 Points
min: 26320     avg: 28142     median: 26734 (3%)     max: 31129 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 2649     avg: 3348     median: 3425 (15%)     max: 3806 Points
min: 1621     avg: 1897     median: 1737 (8%)     max: 2344 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3401     avg: 4503     median: 4661.5 (10%)     max: 5006 Points
min: 1571     avg: 1784     median: 1614 (4%)     max: 2245 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2252     avg: 2605     median: 2594.5 (13%)     max: 2893 Points
min: 1057     avg: 1207     median: 1110 (6%)     max: 1499 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2488     avg: 2996     median: 3108 (9%)     max: 3253 Points
min: 851     avg: 1030     median: 955 (3%)     max: 1303 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
482 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
143 Points (0%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1650     avg: 1847     median: 1847 (3%)     max: 2044 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1593     avg: 1936     median: 1935.5 (2%)     max: 2278 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 680
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
353 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 7.1     avg: 8.4     median: 7.2 (1%)     max: 11 fps
min: 3     avg: 3.6     median: 3.3 (1%)     max: 4.8 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 15     avg: 17.7     median: 19 (1%)     max: 19 fps
min: 9     avg: 9.4     median: 9.1 (1%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 14     avg: 18.3     median: 19 (2%)     max: 20 fps
min: 8     avg: 8.5     median: 8.2 (1%)     max: 9.2 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 12     avg: 28.6     median: 31 (1%)     max: 34.02 fps
min: 14     avg: 15.7     median: 15 (0%)     max: 18 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 26     avg: 43     median: 44.5 (3%)     max: 49 fps
min: 20     avg: 22     median: 21 (1%)     max: 25 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 680
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
140.2 fps (1%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 530
min: 47.19     avg: 83.3     median: 88 (1%)     max: 96 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 612
min: 41     avg: 43     median: 41 (0%)     max: 47 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
43224 Points (5%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 21420     avg: 30602     median: 33028 (75%)     max: 35449 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 28538     avg: 37215     median: 38353 (85%)     max: 41500 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
14.3 fps (0%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
1890 Points (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 4781     avg: 5512     median: 5612.5 (6%)     max: 6042 Points
min: 9815     avg: 16853     median: 16853 (17%)     max: 23891 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1913     avg: 2183     median: 2178.5 (4%)     max: 2461 Points
min: 1491     avg: 8575     median: 8575 (15%)     max: 15659 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4410 Points (96%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
12.6 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 680 → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 530 → 63% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 612 → 29% 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.

Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 612:
30  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 612:
40  fps
high
Adreno 612:
30  fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
high
Adreno 612:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 530:
0 (!) 30 30 30 30 56 58 59 59 60 60 ~ 43 fps
Adreno 612:
60  fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Adreno 530:
29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
Adreno 530:
0 (!) 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 48 ~ 29 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 612:
20 30 ~ 25 fps
high
Adreno 612:
16 30 ~ 23 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
Adreno 530:
60  fps
high
Adreno 530:
35 51 ~ 43 fps
Qualcomm Adreno 612lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Armajet30
PUBG Mobile4030
Shadow Fight 360
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends2523
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Dead Trigger 243
Asphalt 8: Airborne3029
Real Racing 36043
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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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