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NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 643

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 643

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The Qualcomm Adreno 643 is an integrated graphics unit (iGPU) that is used in the Qualcomm QCM6490 and QCS6490. The SoC is not only intended for use in Android-based smartphones and tablets, but also for IoT products with Linux, Ubuntu or Windows 11 IoT Enterprise. In the QCM6490 and QCS6490 the 643 clocks at 812 MHz.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUQualcomm Adreno 643
CodenameErista
ArchitectureMaxwell
Pipelines256 - unified
Core Speed1000 MHz812 MHz
Memory Speed3200 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.5DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.x
technology20 nm6 nm
FeaturesCUDA 6.0, OpenGL ES 3.1, AEPOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement05.01.2015 12.08.2021
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Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
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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 643GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm QCM64908 x 1960 MHz812 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 Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6499 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
7131 Points (18%)
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
3135 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
887 Points (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
8.2 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
49 fps (4%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 27     median: 27 (3%)     max: 30 fps
40 fps (4%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 31     avg: 38.5     median: 38.5 (1%)     max: 46 fps
69 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 40     avg: 53.5     median: 54 (2%)     max: 65.8 fps
90 fps (4%)
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 643
159 fps (1%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
192996 Points (19%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
182032 Points (15%)
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
51.8 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
2937 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
3054 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
5215 Points (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
3320 Points (5%)
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4497 Points (98%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
5.9 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 156% n=4

- 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.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 643:
58  fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
ultra
Adreno 643:
38  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 643:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
high
Adreno 643:
40  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 643:
60  fps
NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPUQualcomm Adreno 643
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Genshin Impact584038
PUBG Mobile604040
Dead Trigger 260
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)