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Qualcomm Adreno 642L vs Qualcomm Adreno 618 vs Qualcomm Adreno 616

Qualcomm Adreno 642L

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The Qualcomm Adreno 642L is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC. The chip will be available from mid 2021 and will be used mainly in upper mid-range Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 642L GPU offers a 40% improved performance over the Adreno 620 (compared to the specified +50% of the 642 in the SD 780G), its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 768G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR4X-4200 memory support of the SoC.

The Adreno 642L supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 778G and therefore also the 642L is manufactured in the modern 6nm UEV process at TSMC that should provide a good power efficiency.

Qualcomm Adreno 618

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The 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 616

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The Qualcomm Adreno 616 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 512 in the Snapdragon 660).

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).

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Qualcomm Adreno 642LQualcomm Adreno 618Qualcomm Adreno 616
Adreno 600 Series
Adreno 660
Adreno 650 @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
Adreno 685
Adreno 680
Adreno 644
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
Adreno 642
Adreno 642L
Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Adreno 620
Adreno 619
Adreno 619L
Adreno 618
Adreno 616
Adreno 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
Adreno 660
Adreno 650 @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
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Adreno 685
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Adreno 644
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
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Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Adreno 620
Adreno 619
Adreno 619L
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Adreno 616
Adreno 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
Adreno 660
Adreno 650 @ 0.25 - 0.67 GHz
Adreno 690
Adreno 685
Adreno 680
Adreno 644
Adreno 643 @ 0.81 GHz
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Adreno 640
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Adreno 620
Adreno 619
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Adreno 613 @ 0.96 GHz
Adreno 612
Adreno 610
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology6 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement07.05.2021 09.04.2019 15.12.2015
ArchitectureAdreno 600Adreno 600
CPU in Adreno 642LGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 38 x 2400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 618GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 28 x 2550 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c8 x 2400 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
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min. - max.500 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 616GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7128 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7108 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6708 x 2016 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 642L
0.3 pt (1%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
0.05576 -82%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
0.0842 -73%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.192 -39%
Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.3143
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
33.3 10495%
0%
100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
129 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
112 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 46148     avg: 74921     median: 88482 (9%)     max: 90133 Points
min: 44009     avg: 51701     median: 52650 (5%)     max: 56640 Points
min: 22381     avg: 37106     median: 38288.5 (4%)     max: 43514 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
30747 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
4790 Points (5%)
2900 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
5577 Points (1%)
3273 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 782     avg: 789     median: 788.5 (1%)     max: 795 Points
494 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 832     avg: 840     median: 840 (1%)     max: 848 Points
504 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
37738 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 6398     avg: 6666     median: 6638 (29%)     max: 7281 Points
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
min: 2217     avg: 2635     median: 2636 (11%)     max: 2859 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7199     avg: 7627     median: 7536 (17%)     max: 8605 Points
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
min: 2146     avg: 2733     median: 2847 (6%)     max: 3248 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5032     avg: 5413     median: 5393.5 (23%)     max: 5763 Points
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (11%)     max: 2938 Points
min: 1742     avg: 1917     median: 1913.5 (8%)     max: 2217 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 5103     avg: 5654     median: 5612 (14%)     max: 6240 Points
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (6%)     max: 2832 Points
min: 1611     avg: 1825     median: 1853.5 (5%)     max: 2147 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 6320     avg: 6409     median: 6358 (56%)     max: 6798 Points
min: 2845     avg: 3469     median: 3528 (31%)     max: 4021 Points
min: 2073     avg: 2569     median: 2567.5 (23%)     max: 2978 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 7138     avg: 7328     median: 7238 (43%)     max: 8182 Points
min: 2720     avg: 3552     median: 3610 (22%)     max: 4232 Points
min: 1980     avg: 2609     median: 2727.5 (16%)     max: 3100 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 4967     avg: 5076     median: 5031.5 (25%)     max: 5385 Points
min: 2192     avg: 2505     median: 2489 (12%)     max: 2783 Points
min: 1594     avg: 1805     median: 1826 (9%)     max: 2073 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 5134     avg: 5267     median: 5205 (17%)     max: 5807 Points
min: 2008     avg: 2355     median: 2310 (8%)     max: 2694 Points
min: 1451     avg: 1676     median: 1705.5 (6%)     max: 1980 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 2321     avg: 2517     median: 2493.5 (1%)     max: 2831 Points
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 681     avg: 696     median: 687.5 (1%)     max: 768 Points
min: 258     avg: 447     median: 313 (0%)     max: 1047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
1921 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
1849 Points (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1067     avg: 1072     median: 1072 (1%)     max: 1077 Points
min: 624     avg: 639     median: 645 (1%)     max: 648 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 995     avg: 996     median: 996 (1%)     max: 997 Points
min: 572     avg: 590     median: 599 (0%)     max: 599 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 618
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
288 Points (0%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 7.15     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (0%)     max: 8.38 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.9     avg: 6.2     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 6.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 13     avg: 13.6     median: 13.5 (2%)     max: 15 fps
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
min: 4.4     avg: 5.2     median: 5.1 (1%)     max: 7.8 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 34     avg: 36.4     median: 36 (3%)     max: 40 fps
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
min: 12     avg: 13.6     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 33     avg: 33.7     median: 33 (3%)     max: 37 fps
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 8.5     avg: 12.5     median: 13 (1%)     max: 15 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 56     avg: 57.7     median: 57 (1%)     max: 64 fps
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
min: 19     avg: 22.4     median: 23 (0%)     max: 26 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 77     avg: 79.1     median: 78 (3%)     max: 89 fps
min: 34     avg: 40.9     median: 41 (2%)     max: 45 fps
min: 29     avg: 31.8     median: 32 (1%)     max: 36 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 81     avg: 131.6     median: 133 (1%)     max: 148 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 618
min: 67     avg: 83.1     median: 84.5 (1%)     max: 91 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 616
min: 46     avg: 62.4     median: 65 (1%)     max: 74 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 135972     avg: 157798     median: 157454 (16%)     max: 175807 Points
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (9%)     max: 95350 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 45.96     avg: 49.6     median: 46.9 (1%)     max: 54.4 fps
min: 23.89     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (1%)     max: 28.78 fps
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
42 Samples/s (0%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
53 Samples/s (0%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
944 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 23666     avg: 31803     median: 30994 (11%)     max: 38436 Points
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (4%)     max: 27578 Points
min: 8622     avg: 9428     median: 9192.5 (3%)     max: 10698 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 26134     avg: 36660     median: 40236 (67%)     max: 43000 Points
min: 3043     avg: 9739     median: 3056 (5%)     max: 23117 Points
min: 2466     avg: 2689     median: 2629.5 (4%)     max: 2911 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 0     avg: 4.3     median: 4 (2%)     max: 9.27 Watt
3.4 Watt (1%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 48% n=17

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 36% n=17

- 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
100%
Adreno 642L:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra Ultra
100%
Adreno 642L:
51 60 ~ 56 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 618:
114  fps
high
Adreno 618:
99  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 642L:
61  fps
137%
Adreno 618:
83.5  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
Adreno 618:
58  fps
ultra
Adreno 618:
57  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 642L:
60 60 60 60 89 99 103 119 120 121 ~ 89 fps
63%
Adreno 618:
30 30 60.5 65 71 82 ~ 56 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 642L:
40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
66%
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
62%
Adreno 616:
30 38 40 ~ 36 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 642L:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
100%
Adreno 618:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
79%
Adreno 618:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
79%
Adreno 616:
27 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 61 61 ~ 54 fps
Adreno 616:
31 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
ultra
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 60 60 61 ~ 55 fps
Adreno 616:
54 57 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 618:
60  fps
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
Adreno 618:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Adreno 642L:
33.7 36.2 ~ 35 fps
79%
Adreno 618:
27.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Adreno 642L:
25 26.3 ~ 26 fps
76%
Adreno 618:
19.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 642L:
14.8 14.8 ~ 15 fps
64%
Adreno 618:
9.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Adreno 642L:
13 13 ~ 13 fps
67%
Adreno 618:
8.7  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 642L:
60  fps
83%
Adreno 616:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
Adreno 618:
30  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 618:
27 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
97%
Adreno 616:
26 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
100%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 618:
27 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
93%
Adreno 616:
22 27 29 29 29 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps
BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

2013
low 1280x720
Adreno 618:
23  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 618:
17.6  fps
high 1366x768
Adreno 618:
16.9  fps
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
Adreno 618:
20.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 618:
20  fps
high 1366x768
Adreno 618:
17.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 618:
12  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
Adreno 642L:
90  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 85%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 76%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 83%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 73%

Qualcomm Adreno 642LQualcomm Adreno 618Qualcomm Adreno 616
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Diablo Immortal5956
League of Legends: Wild Rift611149983.5
Armajet8956
PUBG Mobile5840383840303630
Dota 2 Reborn3526151327.619.79.68.7
Dead Trigger 26050
Asphalt 9: Legends303030302928
Subway Surfers90
Qualcomm Adreno 642LQualcomm Adreno 618Qualcomm Adreno 616
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