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Qualcomm Adreno 203 vs Qualcomm Adreno 220

Qualcomm Adreno 203

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The Qualcomm Adreno 203 is an integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs (e.g. MSM8225Q or 8625Q). It is mostly used for Android based smartphones and tablets and is situated in the entry-level. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1. Compared to the Adreno 200, the 203 offers twice the amount of shaders (4x ALU).

Qualcomm Adreno 220

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The Qualcomm Adreno 220 is an integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs of the Snapdragon S3 line. It is mostly used for Android based smartphones and tablets. Compared to the Adreno 225, the 220 offers no Direct3D 9_3 support and is slower clocked at 266 versus 400 MHz.

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Qualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 220
Adreno 200 Series
Adreno 225 compare 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 compare 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 compare 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Adreno 225 compare 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 compare 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 compare 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Pipelines4 - unified8 - unified
Core Speed245 MHz266 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0
technology45 nm45 nm
Date of Announcement26.09.2012 01.06.2010
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.qualcomm.com
CPU in Adreno 203GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8625Q4 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q4 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225Q4 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM82252 x 1500 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 220GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM86602 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM82602 x 1500 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
2073 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 1131     avg: 1348     median: 1342.5 (0%)     max: 1576 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 2269     avg: 2585     median: 2333 (0%)     max: 3029 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 203
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 1.5     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (0%)     max: 1.9 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 1184     avg: 1235     median: 1194 (41%)     max: 1329 Points
655 Points (23%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 1976     avg: 2097     median: 2125 (19%)     max: 2144 Points
2156 Points (19%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 2365     avg: 2500     median: 2416 (25%)     max: 2792 Points
2878 Points (30%)
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 14.44     avg: 18.9     median: 18.5 (31%)     max: 24.84 fps
18.8 fps (31%)
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 28.5     avg: 32.9     median: 31.9 (47%)     max: 40.2 fps
37.2 fps (55%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1516     avg: 1720     median: 1764.5 (1%)     max: 1836 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 451     avg: 551     median: 563.5 (1%)     max: 624 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 1725     avg: 1890     median: 1858.5 (40%)     max: 2183 Points
1735 Points (38%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 203 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 220 → 98% n=6

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