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Qualcomm Adreno 750 vs Apple A12 Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 740

Qualcomm Adreno 750

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The Qualcomm Adreno 750 is an integrated graphics unit that is used in the Snapdragon 8 Gen. 3 and is designed for smartphones and tablets. The associated SoC (System-on-a-Chip) was introduced in October 2023 and can be found in many Android-based high-end products of the year 2024. 

Qualcomm promises a performance increase of up to 25% over its predecessor, the Adreno 740, as well as a 25 % improvement in efficiency. The Adreno 750 can now additionally adjust frame rates to within 1 Hz (QSnyc), which should improve power consumption once again. 

With Snapdragon Elite Gaming, games are now possible at up to 240 FPS and the Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0 is now said to be able to accelerate games that are limited to 60 FPS to 120 FPS. Upscaling for games in 8k should also be possible. 

The Adreno 750 supports all common Android APIs and is already prepared for use with the Unreal 5 Lumens. 

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is manufactured in the current 4nm process at TSMC.

Apple A12 Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12 Bionic graphics card is the second generation of integrated GPUs that was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR. It can be found in the Apple iPhone Xs (Max) and Xr includes 4 cores and supports Metal 2. According to Apple, the 7nm manufactured GPU offers 50% increased performance compared to the A11 Bionic. Therefore, it should be one of the fastest graphics cards for smartphones (like the Adreno 630).

The architecture should be similar to the older PowerVR graphics cards like the A10 GPU, but currently Apple is not disclosing any information about the architecture.

Qualcomm Adreno 740

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The Qualcomm Adreno 740 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2023 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. 

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno GPU offers a 25% improved performance compared to the Adreno 730 predecessor in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. First benchmarks show that the Adreno GPU can even beat the Apple A16 GPU (iPhone 14 Pro series) in synthetic benchmarks. Therefore, the Adreno 740 is the fastest graphics chip for smartphones in 2022.

The iGPU supports hardware accelerated ray tracing and a game post processing accelerator (for bloom, depth of field and motion blur). Another first, is the support for Vulkan 1.3.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is produced in the modern 4nm process at TSMC.

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Qualcomm Adreno 750Apple A12 Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 740
Adreno 700 Series
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
A12Z Bionic GPU 8
A12X Bionic GPU 7
A12 Bionic GPU 4
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3
technology4 nm7 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 Announcement25.10.2023 12.09.2018 16.11.2022
Pipelines4 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.apple.com
CPU in Adreno 750GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 38 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in A12 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12 Bionic6 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 740GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy8 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 28 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 159735     avg: 160619     median: 160199 (18%)     max: 162695 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 13910     avg: 20912     median: 22262 (97%)     max: 23024 Points
min: 6667     avg: 7814     median: 7856 (34%)     max: 8763 Points
min: 12891     avg: 16704     median: 16773 (73%)     max: 18846 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 38076     avg: 43860     median: 44924 (99%)     max: 45492 Points
min: 10374     avg: 13770     median: 14085 (31%)     max: 15399 Points
min: 25211     avg: 33230     median: 34818 (77%)     max: 38087 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 11753     avg: 17481     median: 18522 (92%)     max: 20131 Points
min: 4121     avg: 4707     median: 4648.5 (23%)     max: 5367 Points
min: 10839     avg: 14512     median: 14892 (74%)     max: 16291 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 24304     avg: 30661     median: 32109 (96%)     max: 33376 Points
min: 4828     avg: 5565     median: 5421 (16%)     max: 6484 Points
min: 18010     avg: 24205     median: 25076 (75%)     max: 26802 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 16691     avg: 19247     median: 19545 (10%)     max: 20068 Points
6458 Points (3%)
min: 9805     avg: 13955     median: 14017.5 (7%)     max: 14789 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4690     avg: 4989     median: 5124 (6%)     max: 5190 Points
min: 3088     avg: 3648     median: 3701 (4%)     max: 3900 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 32     avg: 38.3     median: 38.5 (16%)     max: 42 fps
min: 18     avg: 29.1     median: 30 (12%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 43     avg: 78.5     median: 83 (15%)     max: 96 fps
min: 16.3     avg: 21.5     median: 22 (4%)     max: 26.3 fps
min: 24     avg: 59.9     median: 62 (11%)     max: 72 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 92     avg: 193.6     median: 207 (15%)     max: 241 fps
min: 36.8     avg: 56.1     median: 62.4 (5%)     max: 70.5 fps
min: 82     avg: 144.6     median: 153 (11%)     max: 181 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 64     avg: 142.1     median: 156 (18%)     max: 162 fps
min: 38     avg: 49.2     median: 51.3 (6%)     max: 62.8 fps
min: 67     avg: 119.2     median: 125 (14%)     max: 166 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 90     avg: 240.3     median: 253 (5%)     max: 279 fps
min: 62     avg: 80.2     median: 85.8 (2%)     max: 96 fps
min: 108     avg: 196.8     median: 209.5 (4%)     max: 226 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 143     avg: 316     median: 327 (19%)     max: 363 fps
min: 107     avg: 124.7     median: 127.6 (7%)     max: 139 fps
min: 115     avg: 275.3     median: 283 (17%)     max: 346 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 750
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 189     avg: 491.3     median: 535 (4%)     max: 549 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A12 Bionic GPU
min: 226     avg: 247.2     median: 245 (2%)     max: 274.1 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 740
min: 301     avg: 453.3     median: 479 (4%)     max: 502 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 676800     avg: 748439     median: 755643 (94%)     max: 784286 Points
210945 Points (26%)
min: 449271     avg: 554842     median: 570024 (71%)     max: 590837 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
212.3 fps (1%)
min: 208.55     avg: 211     median: 210.4 (1%)     max: 214.17 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 10798     avg: 13998     median: 14138 (4%)     max: 14956 Points
min: 6548     avg: 8904     median: 8867 (3%)     max: 9784 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
min: 13579     avg: 16175     median: 16313 (5%)     max: 16867 Points
min: 3587     avg: 9009     median: 9402 (3%)     max: 10144 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 16241     avg: 16835     median: 16714 (17%)     max: 17549 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1186     avg: 1512     median: 1619 (3%)     max: 1730 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 3.24     avg: 10     median: 9.7 (4%)     max: 15.2 Watt
min: 6.49     avg: 9.6     median: 9.7 (4%)     max: 14.5 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 750 → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 31% n=12

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 740 → 79% n=12

- 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
100%
Adreno 750:
59.3 59.8 ~ 60 fps
100%
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Adreno 740:
58.5  fps
med.
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 750:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
98%
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
100%
Adreno 740:
59 59.2 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 740:
59 60 60 60 60 61 63 117 119 120 ~ 78 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 750:
59.4 60 89 90 90 ~ 78 fps
37%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29  fps
91%
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 87.8 89 90 90 ~ 71 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 750:
60  fps
57%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 39 ~ 34 fps
100%
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
100%
Adreno 750:
59 59.3 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
60%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 33 39 39 40 ~ 36 fps
100%
Adreno 740:
59 59.3 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 750:
39.4 39.9 40 40 ~ 40 fps
98%
A12 Bionic GPU:
39  fps
100%
Adreno 740:
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Adreno 740:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 750:
60 103 ~ 82 fps
72%
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
141%
Adreno 740:
116  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 740:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 750:
59.4  fps
54%
A12 Bionic GPU:
30 33 ~ 32 fps
101%
Adreno 740:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 740:
120  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 750 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 68%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 73%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 740 → 104%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 750lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal60
Genshin Impact60
PUBG Mobile78606040
Dead Trigger 282
Asphalt 9: Legends59.4
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Qualcomm Adreno 740lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
Genshin Impact58.560
Armajet78
PUBG Mobile71606040
World of Tanks Blitz60
Dead Trigger 2116
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
Subway Surfers120
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PUBG Mobile29343639
World of Tanks Blitz59
Arena of Valor5959
Shadow Fight 35959
Dead Trigger 259
Asphalt 9: Legends32
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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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