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Qualcomm Adreno 720 vs Qualcomm Adreno 740 vs Qualcomm Adreno 725

Qualcomm Adreno 720

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The Adreno 720 is a graphics unit for smartphones and tablets, which was first used in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was installed. The chip was introduced at the end of 2023 and is primarily used in Android-based upper mid-range devices.

HDR gaming with 10-bit color depth is possible with the graphics chip, and the Adreno 720 also supports the APIs OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP and Vulkan 1.3.

The GPU is capable of driving WFHD+ displays at up to 168 Hz and 4K displays at 60 Hz and offers support for HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision.

Qualcomm Adreno 740

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The Qualcomm Adreno 740 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2023 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. 

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno GPU offers a 25% improved performance compared to the Adreno 730 predecessor in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. First benchmarks show that the Adreno GPU can even beat the Apple A16 GPU (iPhone 14 Pro series) in synthetic benchmarks. Therefore, the Adreno 740 is the fastest graphics chip for smartphones in 2022.

The iGPU supports hardware accelerated ray tracing and a game post processing accelerator (for bloom, depth of field and motion blur). Another first, is the support for Vulkan 1.3.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is produced in the modern 4nm process at TSMC.

Qualcomm Adreno 725

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The Qualcomm Adreno 725 is an integrated graphics unit for smartphones and tablets, which is used in the Snapdragon 7+ Gen. 2 and is designed for smartphones as well as tablets. The associated SoC (system-on-a-chip) was introduced at the beginning of 2023. 

Qualcomm promises a performance increase of up to 100 percent compared with the predecessor Adreno 644.

The Adreno 725 supports all common Android APIs like Vulkan 1.1 and is already prepared for use with the Unreal 5 engine.

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Qualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 740Qualcomm Adreno 725
Adreno 700 Series
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 735 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 735 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 750
Adreno 740
Adreno 735 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 @ 0.8 GHz
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz800 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology4 nm4 nm4 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement17.11.2024 16.11.2022 30.11.2021
CPU in Adreno 720GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 38 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 740GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy8 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 28 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 725GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 28 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 12891     avg: 16677     median: 16746 (73%)     max: 18846 Points
11837 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 25211     avg: 33069     median: 34390.5 (76%)     max: 38087 Points
20476 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6876 Points (29%)
min: 10839     avg: 14511     median: 14696.5 (62%)     max: 16291 Points
10274 Points (43%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
11069 Points (28%)
min: 18010     avg: 24115     median: 24891.5 (62%)     max: 26802 Points
14801 Points (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
14235 Points (70%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
24605 Points (82%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 5434     avg: 5720     median: 5720 (3%)     max: 6006 Points
min: 9805     avg: 13918     median: 14012 (7%)     max: 14789 Points
7701 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1451     avg: 1517     median: 1517 (2%)     max: 1583 Points
min: 3088     avg: 3641     median: 3700 (4%)     max: 3900 Points
1968 Points (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 11     avg: 11.5     median: 11.5 (4%)     max: 12 fps
min: 18     avg: 29.3     median: 30 (11%)     max: 33 fps
16 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 23     avg: 24.5     median: 24.5 (4%)     max: 26 fps
min: 24     avg: 60.8     median: 62.5 (11%)     max: 72 fps
34 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 57     avg: 61.5     median: 61.5 (5%)     max: 66 fps
min: 82     avg: 147.5     median: 155.5 (12%)     max: 181 fps
35 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
57 fps (5%)
min: 67     avg: 120.2     median: 126 (12%)     max: 166 fps
79 fps (7%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 84     avg: 90.5     median: 90.5 (2%)     max: 97 fps
min: 108     avg: 199.4     median: 213 (5%)     max: 226 fps
137 fps (3%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 107     avg: 119     median: 119 (5%)     max: 131 fps
min: 115     avg: 277.5     median: 288 (12%)     max: 346 fps
232 fps (10%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 720
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 174     avg: 194     median: 194 (2%)     max: 214 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 740
min: 301     avg: 456.8     median: 480.5 (4%)     max: 502 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 725
359 fps (3%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
236226 Points (24%)
min: 449271     avg: 555498     median: 570026 (57%)     max: 590837 Points
min: 333810     avg: 347058     median: 347058 (35%)     max: 360306 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 218125     avg: 245425     median: 245424 (20%)     max: 272724 Points
min: 469023     avg: 583912     median: 590587 (47%)     max: 611661 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 60.7     avg: 67.9     median: 67.9 (2%)     max: 75.09 fps
min: 208.55     avg: 211     median: 210.4 (5%)     max: 214.17 fps
120.9 fps (3%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
min: 6548     avg: 8858     median: 8918 (2%)     max: 9784 Points
4056 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 3587     avg: 9009     median: 9361 (2%)     max: 10144 Points
5338 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 24724     avg: 27187     median: 27186.5 (9%)     max: 29649 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 37697     avg: 43989     median: 43989 (73%)     max: 50281 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
5.2 Watt (2%)
min: 3.83     avg: 9.5     median: 9.7 (4%)     max: 14.5 Watt
6.3 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 720 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 740 → 246% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 725 → 144% n=13

- 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
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 740:
58.5 60.1 ~ 59 fps
Adreno 725:
56  fps
med.
Adreno 740:
60.1  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 720:
50.1  fps
120%
Adreno 740:
59 59.2 59.6 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
64%
Adreno 725:
32  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 740:
59 60 60 60 60 61 63 117 119 120 ~ 78 fps
Adreno 725:
54  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 720:
57.7  fps
125%
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 87.5 87.8 89 90 90 ~ 72 fps
104%
Adreno 725:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 740:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
100%
Adreno 720:
57.5  fps
104%
Adreno 740:
56.8 59 59.3 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
104%
Adreno 725:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 720:
38.7  fps
103%
Adreno 740:
39.5 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
103%
Adreno 725:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Adreno 740:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 740:
116  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 740:
60  fps
high
Adreno 740:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 740:
120  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 720 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 740 → 113%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 109%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 725 → 94%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 94%

Qualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 740Qualcomm Adreno 725
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
Genshin Impact50.15960.1605632
Armajet7854
PUBG Mobile57.757.538.772606040606040
World of Tanks Blitz60
Dead Trigger 2116
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
Subway Surfers120
Qualcomm Adreno 720Qualcomm Adreno 740Qualcomm Adreno 725
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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