Qualcomm Adreno 618 vs Qualcomm Adreno 643 vs Qualcomm Adreno 650
Qualcomm Adreno 618
► remove from comparisonThe Qualcomm Adreno 618 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and 730G SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).
In our benchmarks, the Adreno 618 in the Snapdragon 730 was 14 to 30% faster than the Adreno 616 in the Snapdragon 710. The performance in the 730G should be additional 15% faster, due to higher clock rates.
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).
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.
Qualcomm Adreno 650
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The Qualcomm Adreno 650 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 865+ and 870 SoCs. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. The base clock speed of the GPU is 250 MHz and the boost depends on the used SoC. For the 865 it is 587 MHz, the 865 Plus increased to 846 MHz and the 2021 870 reached 670 MHz.
According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 650 GPU offers a 25% improved performance over the Adreno 640, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 855 SoC. The enhanced performance is achieved by the Adreno 650 having 50% more compute units (ALUs) than the Adreno 640. Furthermore, the clock speed of the pixel shaders was also increased by 50%.
The performance in our first benchmarks of a reference system positions itself above the ARM Mali-G76 MP16 and e.g. in 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme even on the top spot. In GFXBench only the Apple A13 GPU is able to best the Adreno 650 (regarding smartphone GPUs).
As a novelty, the GPU driver can be updated in the Android Play Store. Furthermore, some features are running under the Elite Gaming brand (e.g., 144 Hz display support, desktop forward rendering).
The Adreno 650 supports Vulkan 1.1, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. Furthermore, games and videos can use HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (with a supported display). The 650 supports 2 displays with up to 4K 60 Hz / QHD+ 144 Hz.
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| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan | DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.x | DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 6 nm | 7 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 09.04.2019 | 12.08.2021 | 04.12.2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 812 MHz | 250 - 670 (Boost) MHz |
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Benchmarks
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 618
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 100% n=12
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 248% n=12
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 320% n=12
- 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
2020
Call of Duty Mobile
2020
Genshin Impact
2020
Armajet
2020
PUBG Mobile
2018
Arena of Valor
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
Asphalt 8: Airborne
2013
Asphalt 9: Legends
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Diablo III
2012Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 130%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 130%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 125%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 137%
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Diablo Immortal | 60 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| League of Legends: Wild Rift | 114 | 99 | 83.5 | 90 | 89 | 89 | |||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty Mobile | 60 | 58 | 57 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Genshin Impact | 58 | 40 | 38 | 60 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Armajet | 56 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PUBG Mobile | 38 | 40 | 30 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Arena of Valor | 54 | 55 | 61 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dead Trigger 2 | 60 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asphalt 9: Legends | 30 | 30 | 45 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| Real Racing 3 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualcomm Adreno 618 | Qualcomm Adreno 643 | Qualcomm Adreno 650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 2 | 1 | 4 1 | 2 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 1 | 2 | 1 1 | 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 5 | 1 | 2 4 | 1 5 | | |
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