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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).

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUQualcomm Adreno 620
CodenameErista
ArchitectureMaxwellAdreno 600
Pipelines256 - unified
Core Speed1000 MHz
Memory Speed3200 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.5DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1
technology20 nm14 nm
FeaturesCUDA 6.0, OpenGL ES 3.1, AEPOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 11_1)
Date of Announcement05.01.2015 09.04.2019
Adreno 600 Series
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Adreno 620
Adreno 619 compare
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Adreno 613 compare @ 0.96 GHz
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CPU in Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Nvidia Tegra X18 x 2000 MHz? MHz1000 MHz
CPU in Adreno 620GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7658 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 52816     avg: 56145     median: 57697 (6%)     max: 57922 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 2735     avg: 3804     median: 3803.5 (34%)     max: 4872 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 4293     avg: 6014     median: 6013.5 (36%)     max: 7734 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 2563     avg: 3224     median: 3223.5 (16%)     max: 3884 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 3703     avg: 4432     median: 4431.5 (15%)     max: 5160 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 1022     avg: 1402     median: 1604 (1%)     max: 1681 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 443     avg: 443.5     median: 443.5 (1%)     max: 444 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 27     median: 27 (3%)     max: 30 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 31     avg: 38.5     median: 38.5 (1%)     max: 46 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 40     avg: 53.5     median: 54 (2%)     max: 65.8 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 69     avg: 105.4     median: 123 (1%)     max: 124.2 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 620
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 38721     avg: 41416     median: 41415.5 (94%)     max: 44110 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 42460     avg: 43721     median: 43721 (97%)     max: 44982 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
30.4 fps (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
5215 Points (2%)
min: 11776     avg: 21536     median: 21536 (7%)     max: 31296 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
3320 Points (5%)
min: 5334     avg: 16658     median: 16657.5 (28%)     max: 27981 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4497 Points (98%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 160% n=11

- 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 620:
60  fps
high
Adreno 620:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
med.
Adreno 620:
52  fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
23  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 620:
60 90 ~ 75 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 620:
30 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
med.
Adreno 620:
40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
Adreno 620:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 ~ 31 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 620:
62 120 ~ 91 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 620:
29 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
Adreno 620:
21 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUQualcomm Adreno 620
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
Genshin Impact5223
Armajet75
PUBG Mobile384031
Arena of Valor4545
Dead Trigger 291
Asphalt 9: Legends3029
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUQualcomm Adreno 620
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)