Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Qualcomm Adreno 642L vs Qualcomm Adreno 612
Qualcomm Adreno 685
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The Qualcomm Adreno 685 is an integrated graphics card in the Microsoft SQ1 ARM-based SoC. It is similar to the Adreno 680 in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx SoC for Windows laptops but higher clocked and therefore with a higher theoretical performance (2 versus 1.8 TFlops).
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 612
► remove from comparisonThe Qualcomm Adreno 612 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).
The performance is similar to the old Adreno 512 graphics card and therefore only in the lower mid-range of modern smartphone SoCs.
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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Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 685
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 685 → 100% n=2
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 163% n=2
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 612 → 45% n=2

* 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.

Dota 2 Reborn
2015Qualcomm Adreno 685 | Qualcomm Adreno 642L | Qualcomm Adreno 612 | |||||||||||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
Diablo Immortal | 59 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
League of Legends: Wild Rift | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Armajet | 89 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
PUBG Mobile | 58 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 35 | 26 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Dead Trigger 2 | 60 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Asphalt 9: Legends | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Subway Surfers | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualcomm Adreno 685 | Qualcomm Adreno 642L | Qualcomm Adreno 612 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 4 | 1 1 | 1 2 3 | 1 1 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 1 | | 1 2 1 | | | |
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