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Qualcomm Adreno 840 vs Qualcomm Adreno 830

Qualcomm Adreno 840

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The Qualcomm Adreno 840 is an integrated graphics unit in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC for smartphones with three slices with 1.2 GHz each. All three slices can access 18 MB of High Performance Memory (HPM).

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 840 is 23% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 830) and 20% more efficient.

The SoC is manufactured in the modern 3nm (N3P) process at TSMC.

Qualcomm Adreno 830

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The Qualcomm Adreno 830 is an integrated graphics unit in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC for smartphones. The graphics unit offers three slices with 1.1 GHz each. All slices can jointly access 12 MB L2 cache. This is a very large cache for smartphone GPUs.

According to Qualcomm, the GPU is 40% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 750). Initial benchmarks with Qualcomm's reference design show a clear lead over other smartphone GPUs such as the Adreno 750 or the Apple A18 Pro GPU.

The SoC is manufactured in the modern 3nm process at TSMC.

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Qualcomm Adreno 840Qualcomm Adreno 830
Adreno 800 Series
Adreno 840 @ 1.2 GHz
Adreno 830 1536 @ 1.1 GHz
Adreno 825 compare
Adreno 810 compare @ 1.05 GHz
Adreno 840 @ 1.2 GHz
Adreno 830 1536 @ 1.1 GHz
Adreno 825 compare
Adreno 810 compare @ 1.05 GHz
Core Speed1200 (Boost) MHz1100 (Boost) MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR5xLPDDR5x
Shared Memoryyesyes
technology3 nm3 nm
Displays3 Displays (max.)3 Displays (max.)
Date of Announcement24.09.2025 23.10.2024
Pipelines1536 - unified
CacheL2: 12 MB
CPU in Adreno 840GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 58 x 3620 MHz? MHz1200 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 58 x 3320 MHz? MHz1200 MHz
min. - max.? MHz1200 MHz
CPU in Adreno 830GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy8 x 3530 MHz? MHz1100 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite8 x 3530 MHz? MHz1100 MHz
min. - max.? MHz1100 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
min: 2566     avg: 2765     median: 2721.5 (6%)     max: 3064 Points
min: 1883     avg: 2397     median: 2418 (6%)     max: 2849 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 23088     avg: 26777     median: 25885 (13%)     max: 30621 Points
min: 19436     avg: 24765     median: 25212.5 (13%)     max: 28053 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 6168     avg: 6816     median: 6843 (8%)     max: 8004 Points
min: 4852     avg: 6286     median: 6529.5 (8%)     max: 7212 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Solar Bay
min: 10958     avg: 12464     median: 12546 (6%)     max: 14222 Points
min: 8386     avg: 11134     median: 11680 (5%)     max: 13244 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
min: 100     avg: 942     median: 1320 (6%)     max: 1405 Points
min: 1120     avg: 1147     median: 1147 (6%)     max: 1174 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 15607     avg: 19703     median: 19681 (83%)     max: 22303 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 30587     avg: 35293     median: 35444 (88%)     max: 40163 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 35     avg: 45.4     median: 46 (17%)     max: 51 fps
min: 26     avg: 45.5     median: 46 (17%)     max: 53 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 65     avg: 105.8     median: 109.5 (20%)     max: 145 fps
min: 58     avg: 97.2     median: 100 (18%)     max: 118 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 203     avg: 274.9     median: 285 (21%)     max: 350 fps
min: 166     avg: 248.9     median: 259 (19%)     max: 332 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 126     avg: 187.3     median: 198 (19%)     max: 205 fps
min: 146     avg: 190.5     median: 189 (18%)     max: 217 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 232     avg: 330.4     median: 336 (7%)     max: 397 fps
min: 172     avg: 297.2     median: 298 (6%)     max: 365 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 327     avg: 391.8     median: 378 (16%)     max: 498 fps
min: 188     avg: 417.4     median: 427 (18%)     max: 521 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 840
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 537     avg: 700     median: 737.5 (6%)     max: 798 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 830
min: 537     avg: 708     median: 713.5 (6%)     max: 788 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 647545     avg: 823720     median: 823720 (82%)     max: 999894 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 924624     avg: 1112570     median: 1063190 (73%)     max: 1430550 Points
min: 522538     avg: 1071460     median: 1105550 (76%)     max: 1250330 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 329.68     avg: 336.3     median: 336.3 (8%)     max: 343 fps
min: 336.73     avg: 346     median: 346.5 (9%)     max: 354.81 fps
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
min: 18523     avg: 23908     median: 24044 (6%)     max: 27611 Points
min: 1581     avg: 17876     median: 18493 (5%)     max: 20535 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
min: 23872     avg: 26336     median: 27301 (7%)     max: 28699 Points
min: 20591     avg: 24223     median: 24543 (6%)     max: 25984 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
46302 Points (16%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
75869 Points (100%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 8.54     avg: 10.9     median: 9.9 (4%)     max: 15.6 Watt
min: 3.54     avg: 10.6     median: 9.3 (4%)     max: 19.3 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 840 → 100% n=16

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 830 → 94% n=16

- 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 840:
59.8  fps
ultra Ultra
100%
Adreno 840:
58.8 59.5 ~ 59 fps
101%
Adreno 830:
59.8  fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 830:
119.5 119.7 ~ 120 fps
high
Adreno 830:
119.7  fps
ultra
Adreno 830:
59.8 59.9 60 ~ 60 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
100%
Adreno 840:
165.6  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 840:
59.8  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
Adreno 840:
60 60 60.3 ~ 60 fps
100%
Adreno 830:
59.4 59.6 59.8 59.8 59.9 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 840:
40.3 40.4 59.6 60 60 60 60.4 ~ 54 fps
107%
Adreno 830:
41 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.9 60 60 60 60 60 60 60.1 ~ 58 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 840:
59.6 60 119.9 ~ 80 fps
134%
Adreno 830:
59.4 89.4 90 90 90 115.1 117.9 118 118.1 118.4 119.1 119.1 119.1 120 120 ~ 107 fps
high
100%
Adreno 840:
59.7 60 60 89.9 ~ 67 fps
90%
Adreno 830:
59.1 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.5 59.7 59.7 59.9 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 840:
39.8 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
100%
Adreno 830:
39.5 39.6 39.9 39.9 39.9 39.9 39.9 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Adreno 830:
120.3  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 840:
107  fps
134%
Adreno 830:
143.4  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
Adreno 830:
107.1  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 840 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 830 → 109%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 840Qualcomm Adreno 830
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal59.85959.8
Call of Duty Mobile165.659.8
Genshin Impact60546058
PUBG Mobile8067401076040
Dead Trigger 2107143.4
Qualcomm Adreno 840Qualcomm Adreno 830
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)