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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 616 vs Qualcomm Adreno 610

Apple A12Z Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12Z Bionic graphics card is the integrated GPU in the Apple A12Z Bionic SoC in the 2020 iPad Pro models. It was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR and should be based on the same architecture as the A12X and A12 GPUs with more cores. The A12Z offer 8 GPU cores, where the older A12X in the 2018 iPad Pro series offered 7. Interestingly, Apple did not choose to create a new variant of the current Apple A13 chip used in the iPhone 11 models.

The architecture should be similar to the older PowerVR graphics cards like the A10 GPU, but currently Apple is not disclosing any information about the architecture.

The performance should be slightly faster than the old iPad pro models and therefore significantly faster than the iPhone SoCs and Android competitors.

The chip should be still manufactured in 7nm at TSMC and offer a very good efficiency.

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).

Qualcomm Adreno 610

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The Qualcomm Adreno 610 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

In synthetic benchmarks, the Adreno 610 positions itself between the old Adreno 510 and Adreno 512 / 612

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).

Apple A12Z Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 616Qualcomm Adreno 610
Adreno 600 Series
A12Z Bionic GPU 8
A12X Bionic GPU 7
A12 Bionic GPU 4
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
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
Pipelines8 - unified
Shared Memorynoyesyes
technology7 nm14 nm11 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 15.12.2015 09.04.2019
ArchitectureAdreno 600Adreno 600
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? 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
CPU in Adreno 610GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6658 x 2200 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 220422     avg: 221182     median: 221182 (25%)     max: 221941 Points
min: 975     avg: 1855     median: 1827.5 (8%)     max: 2254 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2146     avg: 2733     median: 2847 (6%)     max: 3248 Points
min: 1295     avg: 1759     median: 1746.5 (4%)     max: 2187 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 1742     avg: 1917     median: 1913.5 (10%)     max: 2217 Points
min: 267     avg: 1171     median: 1175 (6%)     max: 1597 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1611     avg: 1825     median: 1853.5 (6%)     max: 2147 Points
min: 240     avg: 1034     median: 1032 (3%)     max: 1436 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 4.4     avg: 5.2     median: 5.1 (1%)     max: 7.8 fps
min: 1.4     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (1%)     max: 3.6 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 12     avg: 13.6     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
min: 5.1     avg: 8.3     median: 8.3 (1%)     max: 10.1 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 616
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 610
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 8.79     avg: 11.7     median: 11.4 (0%)     max: 14.76 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 343     avg: 346     median: 346 (0%)     max: 349 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
577 Points (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 8622     avg: 9428     median: 9192.5 (9%)     max: 10698 Points
min: 7370     avg: 16213     median: 17873 (18%)     max: 21734 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 2466     avg: 2689     median: 2629.5 (5%)     max: 2911 Points
min: 1595     avg: 12281     median: 13408 (23%)     max: 20711 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 2.25     avg: 3.4     median: 3 (1%)     max: 6.42 Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 17% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 610 → 11% n=1

- 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
Adreno 610:
25.6  fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 610:
26.5  fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 610:
60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
Adreno 610:
56 59 60 60 ~ 59 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 610:
42 59 ~ 51 fps
high
Adreno 610:
40  fps
ultra
Adreno 610:
29  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 610:
26.3 27.7 37 37 ~ 32 fps
med.
Adreno 610:
15  fps
ultra
Adreno 610:
11 13.1 14 15 ~ 13 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 610:
30 30 30 38 44 50 53 54 57 57 59 59 60 60 60 87 ~ 52 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 616:
30 38 40 ~ 36 fps
Adreno 610:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 38.8 ~ 30 fps
med.
Adreno 610:
25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 29.5 ~ 25 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
97%
Adreno 616:
27 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
81%
Adreno 610:
25  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 616:
31 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
Adreno 610:
30 30 30 60 ~ 38 fps
ultra
Adreno 616:
54 57 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Adreno 610:
30 30 30 60 ~ 38 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high
Adreno 616:
59 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 616:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
Adreno 610:
60 60 66 ~ 62 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 616:
26 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
Adreno 610:
20 20 24 26 30 59 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
47%
Adreno 616:
22 27 29 29 29 29 30 30 ~ 28 fps
33%
Adreno 610:
11 12 15 17 22 23 41.5 ~ 20 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Adreno 610:
60  fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 616 → 72%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 610 → 57%

Qualcomm Adreno 610lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal25.626.5
League of Legends: Wild Rift6059
Call of Duty Mobile514029
Genshin Impact321513
Armajet52
PUBG Mobile302525
Arena of Valor3838
Dead Trigger 262
Asphalt 9: Legends3020
Temple Run 260
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