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Qualcomm Adreno 225

The Qualcomm Adreno 225 is an integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs of the Snapdragon S4 line. It is mostly used for Android based smartphones and tablets. It offers 8 SIMDs with 4 MADs per SIMD and is rated at 25.6 GFLPS at 400 MHz.

Compared to the Adreno 220, the 225 offers Direct3D 9_3 support and is higher clocked at 400 versus 266 MHz. 

Adreno 200 Series

Adreno 225 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 compare 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 compare 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 compare 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 compare 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Pipelines8 - unified
Core Speed400 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
APIOpenGL ES 2.0
technology45 nm
Date of Announcement27.02.2012
CPU in Adreno 225GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A2 x 1500 MHz266 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89602 x 1500 - 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A2 x 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.266 - 400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
4969 Points (1%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
2706 Points (0%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
5402 Points (1%)
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GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD Offscreen
min: 6.5     avg: 9.7     median: 10 (2%)     max: 12 fps
+ 6 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD
min: 13     avg: 17.2     median: 16.5 (28%)     max: 25 fps
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 5.9     avg: 6.1     median: 6.1 (0%)     max: 6.3 fps
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2.9     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (0%)     max: 3.6 fps
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 28.25     avg: 38.6     median: 38.5 (64%)     max: 49.14 fps
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Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 5989     avg: 6046     median: 6045.5 (13%)     max: 6102 Points
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NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 58.8     avg: 59.5     median: 59.9 (89%)     max: 60.1 fps
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Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 2487     avg: 2839     median: 2776.5 (60%)     max: 3314 points
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Notebook reviews with Qualcomm Adreno 225 graphics card

 

Review Nokia Lumia 1020 Smartphone

Camera or phone? With an almost absurd resolution of 41 megapixels, the Lumia 1020 ridicules the entire competition. The rest of the specs, however, have remain...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | 4.50" | 158 g
 

Review BlackBerry Q5 Smartphone

Austerity measures? Following the exceptional BlackBerry Q10, the Canadian manufacturer releases an even less expensive version on the market dubbed BlackBerry ...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | 3.10" | 120 g
 

Review Nokia Lumia 925 Smartphone

Night owl. Not even one year has passed between the release of Nokia's Lumia 920 and its successor, the Lumia 925. Supposedly, the already great camera has seen...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | 4.50" | 139 g
 

Review BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone

Back to its roots. BlackBerry has successfully launched the vanguard of its new OS Blackberry 10 with the Z10 model. Now the Canadian manufacturer introduces th...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | 3.10" | 139 g
 

Review RIM BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone

The return of the BlackBerry. After two years of development behind the scenes, the Canadian firm BlackBerry comes back on the market with their brand new Black...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | 4.20" | 145 g

Samsung ATIV S: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.80", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Samsung ATIV S Smartphone

Dell XPS 10 Tablet: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  Review » Review Dell XPS 10 Tablet

Nokia Lumia 820: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.30", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 820 Smartphone

Samsung ATIV Tab GT-P8510: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  Review » Review Samsung ATIV Tab GT-P8510 Tablet

Nokia Lumia 920: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  Review » Review Nokia Lumia 920 Smartphone

HTC Windows Phone 8X: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review HTC Windows Phone 8X Smartphone

Asus Padfone: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Asus PadFone Smartphone

Lenovo IdeaTab S2110A: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A, 10.10", 1.1 kg
  Review » Review Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 Tablet

HTC One S: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review HTC One S vs. HTC One X (Tegra 3) Smartphone

BlackBerry Leap: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Leap

BlackBerry Classic: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 3.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Blackberry Classic

HTC Windows Phone 8X: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  External Review » HTC Windows Phone 8X

Sony Xperia T: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.60", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Sony Xperia T

HTC One S: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  External Review » HTC One S

Samsung ATIV S: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.80", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Samsung ATIV S

Nokia Lumia 820: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.30", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 1020: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 920: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia 925: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.50", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia Lumia 928: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 928

BlackBerry Q5: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 3.10", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Z10: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 4.20", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Q10: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960, 3.10", 0.1 kg
  External Review » BlackBerry Q10

Dell XPS 10 Tablet: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Dell XPS 10 Tablet

Lenovo IdeaTab S2110A: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A, 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaTab S2110A

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Class 3

UHD Graphics 750
A12Z Bionic GPU *
A12X Bionic GPU *
Adreno 740 *
Immortalis-G715 MP11 *
A16 GPU 5-Core *
A15 GPU 5-Core *
Adreno 730 *
Adreno 725 *
Mali-G710 MP10 *
A15 GPU 4-Core *
A14 Bionic GPU *
Xclipse 920 *
Adreno 660 *
Mali-G78 MP24 *
Mali-G710 MP7 *
Mali-G78 MP22 *
A13 Bionic GPU *
A12 Bionic GPU *
Adreno 650 *
Mali-G78 MP20 *
Mali-G78 MP14 *
A11 Bionic GPU *
A10X Fusion GPU *
A9X / PowerVR GT7xxx
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU

Class 4

UHD Graphics 730
A10 Fusion GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 *
Mali-G77 MP9 *
Mali-G76 MP16 *
Mali-G610 MP6 *
Adreno 644 *
Adreno 642 *
Adreno 642L *
Adreno 640 *
Mali-G76 MP12 *
Mali-G76 MP10 *
Mali-G68 MP5 *
Mali-G57 MP6 *
Mali-G57 MP5 *
Adreno 540 *
Mali-G72 MP18 *
Mali-G71 MP20 *
Mali-G72 MP12 *
Mali-G71 MP8
PowerVR GM9446
Adreno 530
PowerVR GXA6850
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU)
A9 / PowerVR GT7600
Mali-T880 MP12
Mali-G76 MP4 *
Mali-T760 MP8
Mali-G71 MP2 *
Adreno 430
Mali-G72 MP3 *
Mali-G68 MP4 *
Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6 *
Mali-G68 MP2 *
Mali-G52 MP2 *
Mali-G52 MP1 *
Mali-T760 MP6
Mali-T880 MP2
PowerVR GX6450
Adreno 420
Adreno 620 *
IMG BXM-8-256
Mali-G57 MP4 *
Mali-G57 MP3 *

Class 5

Adreno 418
Adreno 619 *
Adreno 619L *
Adreno 618 *
Mali-G57 MP2 *
Mali-G57 MP1 *
Adreno 616 *
Mali-G51 MP4 *
Adreno 612 *
Adreno 610 *
Adreno 512 *
Adreno 510 *
Adreno 330
PowerVR G6430
PowerVR GX6250
PowerVR G6400
Mali-T628 MP6
Mali-T760 MP4
SGX554MP4
Mali-T628 MP4
Adreno 509 *
Adreno 508 *
Adreno 506 *
GE8322 / IMG8322 *
Adreno 505 *
Adreno 504 *
Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-T830 MP3
Mali-T604 MP4
PowerVR G6200
Adreno 405 *
Mali-T830 MP2

Class 6

SGX543MP4 *
Mali-T624
Adreno 320 *
Mali-T760 MP2
PowerVR GE8320 *
PowerVR GE8300 *
PowerVR GE8100 *
Mali-T720 MP4
Mali-450 MP4
Mali-T830 MP1
SGX543MP3 *
SGX543MP2 *
SGX545
SGX544MP2 *
Mali-T720 MP2
SGX544 *
Adreno 308
Adreno 306
Adreno 305
Adreno 304
Mali-T720
GC7000UL
Adreno 302
Adreno 225 *
GC4000 *
Mali-400 MP4 *
VideoCore-IV *
Adreno 220 *
Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core
Mali-400 MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
SGX540 *
Adreno 205 *
Adreno 203 *
GC800 *
SGX535
SGX531
SGX530
Adreno 200 *
Mali-200 *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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