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Qualcomm Adreno 205 vs Qualcomm Adreno 203 vs Qualcomm Adreno 225

Qualcomm Adreno 205

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The Qualcomm Adreno 205 is an integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs (e.g. MSM7x30, MSM8x55, or APQ8055 SoCs). 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. The GPU uses a 5-way VLIW (4x ALU) architecture and is capable of 57 M triangles/s and 539M pixel/s at 245 MHz clock rate.

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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 225

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The Qualcomm Adreno 225 is an integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs of the Snapdragon S4 line. It is mostly used for Android based smartphones and tablets. It offers 8 SIMDs with 4 MADs per SIMD and is rated at 25.6 GFLPS at 400 MHz.

Compared to the Adreno 220, the 225 offers Direct3D 9_3 support and is higher clocked at 400 versus 266 MHz. 

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Qualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 225
Adreno 200 Series
Adreno 225 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Adreno 225 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Adreno 225 8 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 220 8 @ 0.27 GHz
Adreno 205 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 203 4 @ 0.25 GHz
Adreno 200 2 @ 0.13 GHz
Pipelines4 - unified4 - unified8 - unified
Core Speed245 MHz245 MHz400 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0
technology45 nm45 nm45 nm
Date of Announcement06.09.2010 26.09.2012 27.02.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.qualcomm.comdeveloper.qualcomm.com
CPU in Adreno 205GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM82551 x 1500 MHz? MHz? MHz
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 225GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A2 x 1500 MHz266 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM89602 x 1500 - 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A2 x 1700 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.266 - 400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
2073 Points (0%)
4969 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 1131     avg: 1348     median: 1342.5 (0%)     max: 1576 Points
2706 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 2269     avg: 2585     median: 2333 (0%)     max: 3029 Points
5402 Points (1%)
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
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 225
min: 2.9     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (0%)     max: 3.6 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 1184     avg: 1235     median: 1194 (41%)     max: 1329 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 1976     avg: 2097     median: 2125 (19%)     max: 2144 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 2365     avg: 2500     median: 2416 (25%)     max: 2792 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 14.44     avg: 18.9     median: 18.5 (31%)     max: 24.84 fps
min: 28.25     avg: 38.6     median: 38.5 (64%)     max: 49.14 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 5989     avg: 6046     median: 6045.5 (13%)     max: 6102 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 28.5     avg: 32.9     median: 31.9 (47%)     max: 40.2 fps
min: 58.8     avg: 59.5     median: 59.9 (89%)     max: 60.1 fps
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
min: 2487     avg: 2839     median: 2776.5 (60%)     max: 3314 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 203 → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 225 → 0% n=0

- 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

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