Qualcomm Adreno 540 vs Qualcomm Adreno 506
Qualcomm Adreno 540 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 540 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC for smartphones. It was introduced in early 2017 and can be found in high-end Android smartphones.
The integrated GPU is based on the optimized architecture of the Adreno 530 , but features clearly improved clock speeds (710 versus 624 MHz according to Anandtech ) and better thermal stability. This is also thanks to the new 10 nm process the Snapdragon 835 is produced in. In the reference smartphone from Qualcomm, the Adreno 540 is able to beat or perform at a similar level as the fastest smartphone graphics cards on the market (e.g. the ARM Mali-T880MP12 , ARM Mali-G71MP8 or Apple A10 GPU ). Therefore, it should be perfectly suited for demanding 3D gaming and also mobile VR and 4K displays.
Qualcomm Adreno 506 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 506 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).
The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.
Qualcomm Adreno 540 Qualcomm Adreno 506 Adreno 500 Series Core Speed 710 MHz 650 MHz Shared Memory yes yes API DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2 DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan technology 10 nm 14 nm Features OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) Date of Announcement 22.03.2017 15.12.2015 Architecture Adreno 500
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 540
0.2 pt (1%)
max:
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 16794 avg: 53776 median: 56046.5 (6%) max: 58360 Points
min: 7668 avg: 13091 median: 13240 (2%) max: 14741 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
17290 Points (2%)
min: 7040 avg: 7261 median: 7309 (1%) max: 7435 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2359 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
4259 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 451 avg: 452 median: 452 (1%) max: 453 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 508 avg: 513 median: 513 (1%) max: 518 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
17180 Points (2%)
12169 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3586 avg: 4690 median: 4956 (22%) max: 5269 Points
min: 533 avg: 847 median: 851 (4%) max: 951 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3682 avg: 5894 median: 6245.5 (14%) max: 6475 Points
min: 440 avg: 732 median: 734 (2%) max: 814 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2866 avg: 3801 median: 3840 (19%) max: 4101 Points
min: 488 avg: 524 median: 510.5 (3%) max: 882 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3324 avg: 4231 median: 4347 (13%) max: 4490 Points
min: 403 avg: 433.9 median: 421.5 (1%) max: 761 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 826 avg: 831 median: 831 (1%) max: 836 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 786 avg: 791 median: 791 (1%) max: 796 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 9.3 avg: 9.7 median: 9.7 (2%) max: 9.9 fps
min: 1.1 avg: 1.2 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.4 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 25 avg: 25.6 median: 26 (2%) max: 26 fps
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.6 (0%) max: 3.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 22 avg: 24.5 median: 24 (3%) max: 26 fps
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.5 (0%) max: 3.9 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 21 avg: 37.9 median: 40 (1%) max: 43 fps
min: 3.5 avg: 6.5 median: 6.4 (0%) max: 14 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 43 avg: 55.2 median: 54 (3%) max: 64 fps
min: 3.1 avg: 9.6 median: 9.8 (1%) max: 11 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 69 avg: 107 median: 111.5 (1%) max: 119 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 506 min: 21 avg: 22.7 median: 23 (0%) max: 25 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44 fps (73%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 38752 avg: 38763 median: 38762.5 (88%) max: 38773 Points
10438 Points (24%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
44696 Points (99%)
21210 Points (47%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
8356 Points (8%)
min: 2337 avg: 3197 median: 3197 (3%) max: 4057 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
3409 Points (6%)
min: 1371 avg: 1472 median: 1472 (3%) max: 1573 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
3466 Points (75%)
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 100% n=17 Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 26% n=17
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- 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.
100%
Adreno 540:
60 [X] Nokia 8 Sirocco 1.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
min:
53 fps, max:
60 fps
62 ~ 61 fps
51%
Adreno 506:
30 [X] Lenovo Tab P10 1.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
12 fps, max:
32 fps
31 31 31 [X] Motorola One 1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
28 fps, max:
32 fps
31 32 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
31 fps, max:
33 fps
~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 540:
60 [X] Nokia 8 Sirocco 1.21.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
min:
54 fps, max:
60 fps
61 ~ 61 fps
51%
Adreno 506:
30 30 [X] Lenovo Tab P10 1.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
31 fps
30 31 31 [X] Motorola One 1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
31 fps
31 31 [X] Huawei Y7 2019 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
32 fps
31 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
32 fps
~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 540:
30 60 [X] Nokia 8 Sirocco 1.9.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
min:
54 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 45 fps
127%
Adreno 506:
54 57 [X] Motorola One 1.14.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
52 fps, max:
60 fps
60 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.18.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
57 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 57 fps
100%
Adreno 540:
60 60 [X] Nokia 8 Sirocco 1.9.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
min:
54 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 60 fps
92%
Adreno 506:
50 53 54 [X] Motorola One 1.14.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
42 fps, max:
59 fps
60 60 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.18.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
2 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 55 fps
100%
Adreno 540:
60 [X] Sony Xperia XZ1 5.6.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
min:
59 fps, max:
61 fps
fps
100%
Adreno 540:
60 [X] LG V30 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) 2.5GHz
Adreno 540
fps
100%
Adreno 506:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 85% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 82%
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)