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IMG BXM-8-256 vs Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Qualcomm Adreno 619

IMG BXM-8-256

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The Imagination IMG BXM-8-256 is an integrated graphics card for ARM-SoCs. It first appeared in the mid-range MediaTek Dimensity 930 (6nm) clocked at up to 900 MHz. The iGPU is based on the B-Series architecture that should be about 30% more power efficient than the previous generation (PowerVR). According to Imagination the BXM-8-256 MC1 (single core) offers 8 texels / clock and 256 FP32 / clock. The wavefront width is 128 Bit.

The GPU supports OpenGL ES 3.X, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0, and Android NN HAL.

Qualcomm Adreno 685

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The Qualcomm Adreno 685 is an integrated graphics card in the Microsoft SQ1 ARM-based SoC. It is similar to the Adreno 680 in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx SoC for Windows laptops but higher clocked and therefore with a higher theoretical performance (2 versus 1.8 TFlops).

Qualcomm Adreno 619

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The Qualcomm Adreno 619 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

The performance is 60% better compared to the Adreno 612 graphics card and in our benchmarks on par with the 700 series cards.

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).

IMG BXM-8-256Qualcomm Adreno 685Qualcomm Adreno 619
Adreno 600 Series
IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.9 GHz64 Bit
IMG BXM-4-64 MC1
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
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
CodenameB-Series
ArchitectureB-SeriesAdreno 600
Core Speed900 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memorynoyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.x, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3DirectX 12DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology6 nm7 nm8 nm
Date of Announcement09.09.2014 06.12.2018 15.12.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.imaginationtech.com
Power Consumption7 Watt
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
CPU in IMG BXM-8-256GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 70608 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 70258 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 70208 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9308 x 2000 MHz? MHz900 MHz
min. - max.? MHz900 MHz
CPU in Adreno 685GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Microsoft SQ18 x 3000 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 619GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 38 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G8 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 18 x 1804 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 54788     avg: 55662     median: 55911 (6%)     max: 56286 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3172     avg: 3338     median: 3419 (15%)     max: 3423 Points
min: 3602     avg: 4041     median: 4118 (18%)     max: 4286 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3278     avg: 3365     median: 3404 (7%)     max: 3413 Points
min: 3817     avg: 4280     median: 4298 (9%)     max: 4573 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2455     avg: 2542     median: 2565.5 (11%)     max: 2612 Points
min: 2536     avg: 2906     median: 2981.5 (13%)     max: 3107 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2265     avg: 2352     median: 2370.5 (6%)     max: 2416 Points
min: 2412     avg: 2788     median: 2834 (7%)     max: 3008 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 3172     avg: 3330     median: 3378 (30%)     max: 3440 Points
min: 2825     avg: 3855     median: 3993.5 (35%)     max: 4156 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 3221     avg: 3385     median: 3445 (21%)     max: 3488 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 2386     avg: 2508     median: 2553 (13%)     max: 2586 Points
min: 1757     avg: 2728     median: 2812.5 (14%)     max: 2983 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 2368     avg: 2409     median: 2420 (8%)     max: 2440 Points
min: 1593     avg: 2593     median: 2655.5 (9%)     max: 2845 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
min: 635     avg: 1119     median: 1196 (1%)     max: 1578 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
min: 189     avg: 329.9     median: 351 (0%)     max: 410 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1968 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1927 Points (1%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 685
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
373 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 2.6     avg: 2.9     median: 3 (1%)     max: 3 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 6.6     avg: 6.9     median: 7.1 (1%)     max: 7.1 fps
min: 3.3     avg: 7.4     median: 7.7 (1%)     max: 8.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 20     avg: 20.1     median: 20 (1%)     max: 21 fps
min: 17     avg: 20.2     median: 21 (2%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 17     avg: 18     median: 18 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 16     avg: 18.5     median: 19 (2%)     max: 21 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 25     avg: 32     median: 34.5 (1%)     max: 35 fps
min: 26     avg: 32.5     median: 34 (1%)     max: 36 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 61     avg: 62.2     median: 62 (3%)     max: 63 fps
31.7 fps (1%)
min: 33     avg: 45.5     median: 46 (2%)     max: 68 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + IMG BXM-8-256
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 72     avg: 73.3     median: 73.5 (1%)     max: 74 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 685
167.7 fps (1%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 619
min: 55     avg: 88.2     median: 91 (1%)     max: 100 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 97300     avg: 99703     median: 99542 (10%)     max: 102429 Points
min: 65241     avg: 91752     median: 97328 (10%)     max: 106719 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 50589     avg: 60777     median: 52732 (4%)     max: 79011 Points
min: 82963     avg: 85356     median: 83461 (7%)     max: 91538 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 30.78     avg: 33.7     median: 34.9 (1%)     max: 35.77 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
min: 139     avg: 151     median: 157 (0%)     max: 157 Points
min: 1363     avg: 1377     median: 1377.5 (0%)     max: 1391 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 134     avg: 146     median: 152 (0%)     max: 152 Points
min: 1119     avg: 1168     median: 1160 (0%)     max: 1231 Points
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2292 Points (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
24737 Points (8%)
min: 8763     avg: 68002     median: 26723 (9%)     max: 291780 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
11252 Points (19%)
min: 3274     avg: 20485     median: 22822.5 (38%)     max: 28746 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 2.91     avg: 4.3     median: 3.8 (1%)     max: 7.46 Watt

Average Benchmarks IMG BXM-8-256 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 685 → 140% n=2

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 619 → 99% n=2

- 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
Adreno 619:
29.7 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 619:
29.4 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 619:
30  fps
high
Adreno 619:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
35 37.9 43.5 ~ 39 fps
95%
Adreno 619:
20 29.8 45 54 ~ 37 fps
med.
Adreno 619:
36  fps
ultra
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
24 24.7 25.9 ~ 25 fps
108%
Adreno 619:
20 28 29.3 30 ~ 27 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
60 82 ~ 71 fps
85%
Adreno 619:
30 30 30 30 30 30 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 77 86 89 90 95 98 ~ 60 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
39.6 39.7 40 ~ 40 fps
98%
Adreno 619:
29 38.7 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 39 fps
med.
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
29  fps
138%
Adreno 619:
40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
29.7 29.8 30 30 30 39 ~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 619:
28 29.3 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 60 ~ 31 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
115  fps
78%
Adreno 619:
60 60 93 115 121 ~ 90 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
30 59 59.4 ~ 49 fps
61%
Adreno 619:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
58.1 59.3 ~ 59 fps
51%
Adreno 619:
30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
90 120 ~ 105 fps
86%
Adreno 619:
90  fps

Average Gaming IMG BXM-8-256 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 619 → 90%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 103%

IMG BXM-8-256Qualcomm Adreno 685Qualcomm Adreno 619
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal3030
League of Legends: Wild Rift3060
Genshin Impact3925373627
Armajet7160
PUBG Mobile402931394031
Dead Trigger 211590
Asphalt 9: Legends49593030
Subway Surfers10590
IMG BXM-8-256Qualcomm Adreno 685Qualcomm Adreno 619
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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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