NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 620
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU
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The NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU is an integrated graphics card in the NVIDIA Tegra X1 SoC for (mostly Android based) tablets. It is the successor of the Tegra K1 GPU and based on the Maxwell architecture. It offers the same features as the laptop and desktop Maxwell based products like OpenGL 4.5, CUDA 6.0, OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.2. The GPU offers 256 shader cores (2 SMMs) and clocks at up to 1000 MHz. The memory interface offers a maximum bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s (2x 32 Bit LPDDR4-3200).
First benchmarks of the Tegra X1 graphics card using GLBench show twice as high scores as the PowerVR GXA6850 in the Apple A8X. Therefore, the X1 should be the fastest GPU for Android based devices that should not struggle with high end Android games in high resolutions.
The improved video part of the SoC is able to en- and decode 4K videos in H.265 according to Nvidia (decoding at 60fps, encoding at 30fps). Thanks to HDMI 2.0 support, the 4K60 material can be transmitted to external displays (2 displays in parallel at max). The integrated dual ISP is able to drive up to 6 cameras (max. 100 MP, 4096 focus points) at once.
The power consumption of the whole SoC should be rather big compared to other ARM based SoCs. Therefore, Tegra X1 based smartphones are unlikely. As the Tegra K1, the X1 will be most likely seen in tablets with good cooling solutions. Similar to the Apple A8X, the Tegra X1 is manufactured in 20nm.
Qualcomm Adreno 620
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The Qualcomm Adreno 620 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and 765 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).
According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 620 in the 765G is 10% faster than the one in the 765 and 20% faster than the old Adreno 618. In our benchmarks, the Adreno 620 in the Snapdragon 765G even was 25% faster in selected benchmarks, but the faster CPU will also influence the results.
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).
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Codename | Erista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Maxwell | Adreno 600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 256 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 3200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | yes | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 20 nm | 14 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | CUDA 6.0, OpenGL ES 3.1, AEP | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 11_1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 05.01.2015 | 09.04.2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benchmarks
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU → 100% n=11
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 160% n=11

* 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.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 620 | |||||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
League of Legends: Wild Rift | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||||||||||
Genshin Impact | 52 | 23 | ||||||||||||
Armajet | 75 | |||||||||||||
PUBG Mobile | 38 | 40 | 31 | |||||||||||
Arena of Valor | 45 | 45 | ||||||||||||
Dead Trigger 2 | 91 | |||||||||||||
Asphalt 9: Legends | 30 | 29 | ||||||||||||
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 620 | |||||||||||||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 1 | 2 | 1 1 3 | 1 1 1 | | |
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