Qualcomm Adreno 506
The Qualcomm Adreno 506 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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.
Manufacturer | Qualcomm |
Adreno 500 Series | |
Architecture | Adreno 500 |
Core Speed | 650 MHz |
Shared Memory | yes |
DirectX | DirectX 12.1 |
technology | 14 nm |
Features | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) |
Date of Announcement | 15.12.2015 |
Benchmarks
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 7668 avg: 13091 median: 13240 (2%) max: 14741 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 7040 avg: 7261 median: 7309 (1%) max: 7435 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
12169 Points (2%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 533 avg: 847 median: 852 (6%) max: 951 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 440 avg: 732 median: 734.5 (3%) max: 814 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 488 avg: 525 median: 512 (5%) max: 882 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 403 avg: 435 median: 422 (3%) max: 761 Points
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 21 avg: 22.7 median: 23 (0%) max: 25 fps
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 17 avg: 25.8 median: 23 (1%) max: 37 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 3.1 avg: 9.6 median: 9.8 (1%) max: 11 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
min: 7.4 avg: 12.4 median: 10 (3%) max: 20 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 1.9 avg: 3.1 median: 3.7 (2%) max: 4.3 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 1.1 avg: 1.2 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.4 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 3.2 avg: 5.2 median: 6.1 (3%) max: 7 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.6 (1%) max: 3.9 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.5 (1%) max: 3.9 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
min: 3.1 avg: 4.7 median: 3.6 (1%) max: 7.9 fps
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Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44 fps (73%)
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Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
10438 Points (24%)
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Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
21210 Points (47%)
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2337 avg: 3197 median: 3197 (7%) max: 4057 Points
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1371 avg: 1472 median: 1472 (5%) max: 1573 Points
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Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
3466 points (75%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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.
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
30 fps [X] Lenovo Tab P101.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
12 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Motorola Moto G61.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
12 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus1.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Motorola One1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
28 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Motorola Moto G71.27.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
32 fps
32 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi 71.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
31 fps, max:
33 fps
~ 31 fps
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30 fps [X] Motorola Moto G61.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
22 fps, max:
31 fps
30 fps [X] Lenovo Tab P101.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
31 fps
30 fps [X] Asus Zenfone Max M2 ZB633KL1.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus1.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
26 fps, max:
31 fps
31 fps [X] Motorola One1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
31 fps
31 fps [X] Motorola Moto G71.27.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
29 fps, max:
31 fps
31 fps [X] Huawei Y7 20191.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
32 fps
31 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi 71.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
32 fps
~ 31 fps
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
30 [X] Lenovo Moto G5 Plus 
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
30 30 30 30 fps [X] ZTE Blade V9Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
30 fps 30 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi S2Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
30 fps [X] Xiaomi Redmi 6 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
29 fps, max:
31 fps
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