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PowerVR GX6250 vs Qualcomm Adreno 512 vs Qualcomm Adreno 505

PowerVR GX6250

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The PowerVR GX6250 from Imagination Technologies is a mobile graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is usually used in Android based laptops and smartphones. It was first announced in the MediaTek MT8173 in mid 2014. The performance should be in the higher middle class of mobile GPUs.

The graphics card is part of the series 6XT (Rogue) of GPUs and offers a unified shader architecture with two clusters, two TMUs and 32 FP32-ALUs. The GPU supports OpenGL 3.x/4.x, OpenGL ES 3.x and DirectX 10.

In the MT8173 the GPU is clocked at 700 MHz and therefore the performance should be similar to the Adreno 330. Therefore, even demanding games of 2014 should run fluently.

Qualcomm Adreno 512

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The Qualcomm Adreno 512 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 510?).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.

 

Qualcomm Adreno 505

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The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth. Compared to the faster Adreno 506, the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.

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PowerVR GX6250Qualcomm Adreno 512Qualcomm Adreno 505
Adreno 500 Series
PowerVR GXA6850 256 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit
PowerVR GX6450 128 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit
PowerVR GX6250 64 @ 0.7 GHz64 Bit
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 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
CodenameRogue
ArchitecturePowerVR RogueAdreno 500Adreno 500
Pipelines64 - unified
Core Speed700 (Boost) MHz450 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memorynoyesyes
APIDirectX 10, OpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.xDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology28 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.xOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement09.09.2014 15.12.2015 15.12.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.imgtec.com
CPU in PowerVR GX6250GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Mediatek MT81766 x 2100 MHz600 MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT81734 x 2400 MHz? MHz700 MHz
Mediatek MT8173C4 x 2100 MHz? MHz700 MHz
min. - max.600 - ? MHz700 MHz
CPU in Adreno 512GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6608 x 2200 MHz? MHz850 MHz
CPU in Adreno 505GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4398 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4358 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)8 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? - 850 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 11719     avg: 14380     median: 14121 (2%)     max: 16690 Points
min: 25561     avg: 28454     median: 29060 (3%)     max: 29496 Points
min: 7924     avg: 10477     median: 10069 (1%)     max: 13656 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
5627 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
10835 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 796     avg: 932     median: 840 (4%)     max: 1159 Points
min: 1887     avg: 2062     median: 2120 (9%)     max: 2161 Points
min: 482     avg: 632     median: 603.5 (3%)     max: 835 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 754     avg: 891     median: 812 (2%)     max: 1108 Points
min: 1734     avg: 1942     median: 2001 (4%)     max: 2033 Points
min: 423     avg: 552     median: 529.5 (1%)     max: 735 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 532     avg: 690     median: 612 (3%)     max: 926 Points
min: 1270     avg: 1400     median: 1432 (7%)     max: 1442 Points
min: 0     avg: 371     median: 365 (2%)     max: 505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 506     avg: 614     median: 528 (2%)     max: 809 Points
min: 1134     avg: 1237     median: 1257 (4%)     max: 1268 Points
min: 0     avg: 309.7     median: 305 (1%)     max: 432 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 3     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (1%)     max: 3.3 fps
min: 0.88     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 7.9     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (1%)     max: 8.8 fps
min: 2.6     avg: 3.3     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 3.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 2     avg: 3.5     median: 3.4 (0%)     max: 5.1 fps
min: 8     avg: 8.8     median: 9 (1%)     max: 9.1 fps
min: 2.1     avg: 2.7     median: 2.6 (0%)     max: 3.6 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 4.9     avg: 7.5     median: 7.5 (0%)     max: 9.9 fps
min: 8.2     avg: 13.6     median: 15 (0%)     max: 15 fps
min: 2.2     avg: 4.6     median: 4.6 (0%)     max: 6.6 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 8.5     avg: 12.5     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
min: 20     avg: 22.1     median: 22.5 (1%)     max: 23 fps
min: 4.6     avg: 8     median: 7.1 (0%)     max: 19 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR GX6250
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 18     avg: 26.4     median: 27.8 (0%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 512
min: 43     avg: 48.4     median: 50 (0%)     max: 51 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505
min: 11     avg: 17.7     median: 17 (0%)     max: 25 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
8015 Points (18%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 16486     avg: 16610     median: 16609.5 (37%)     max: 16733 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
12.8 fps (0%)
5.2 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 6741     avg: 13532     median: 6900 (7%)     max: 26954 Points
min: 2589     avg: 3292     median: 3292 (3%)     max: 3995 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 2286     avg: 6896     median: 2290 (4%)     max: 16113 Points
min: 1032     avg: 1168     median: 1167.5 (2%)     max: 1303 Points

Average Benchmarks PowerVR GX6250 → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 220% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 64% n=9

- 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.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 512:
30  fps
Adreno 505:
25  fps
med.
Adreno 512:
24 30 ~ 27 fps
Adreno 505:
24  fps
high
Adreno 512:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Adreno 512:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 512:
60  fps
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 31 31 31 32 ~ 31 fps
ultra
Adreno 512:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 32 ~ 30 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 512:
60  fps
Adreno 505:
42 47 47 58 ~ 49 fps
high
Adreno 512:
60  fps
Adreno 505:
41 46 47 58 ~ 48 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
30 59 ~ 45 fps
67%
Adreno 512:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
87%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 50 52 53 54 ~ 39 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
22 26 ~ 24 fps
121%
Adreno 512:
28 29 30 ~ 29 fps
108%
Adreno 505:
19 19 24 25 27 27 30 30 30 ~ 26 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 512:
28 28 ~ 28 fps
Adreno 505:
27 29 29 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
Adreno 512:
28 28 28 30 ~ 29 fps
Adreno 505:
12 19 21 24 27 ~ 21 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
60  fps
100%
Adreno 505:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 512:
60  fps

Average Gaming PowerVR GX6250 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 94%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 99%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 93%

Qualcomm Adreno 512lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile302730
World of Tanks Blitz45
Arena of Valor6050
Shadow Fight 36060
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne29
Asphalt 9: Legends2829
Subway Surfers60
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PUBG Mobile2524
Arena of Valor3130
Shadow Fight 34948
Dead Trigger 239
Asphalt 8: Airborne3026
Asphalt 9: Legends2921
Temple Run 260
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Temple Run 260
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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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