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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 620 vs Apple A12 Bionic GPU

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 620

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The Qualcomm Adreno 620 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and 765 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 620 in the 765G is 10% faster than the one in the 765 and 20% faster than the old Adreno 618. In our benchmarks, the Adreno 620 in the Snapdragon 765G even was 25% faster in selected benchmarks, but the faster CPU will also influence the results.

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 A12 Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12 Bionic graphics card is the second generation of integrated GPUs that was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR. It can be found in the Apple iPhone Xs (Max) and Xr includes 4 cores and supports Metal 2. According to Apple, the 7nm manufactured GPU offers 50% increased performance compared to the A11 Bionic. Therefore, it should be one of the fastest graphics cards for smartphones (like the Adreno 630).

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.

Apple A12Z Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 620Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Apple A12 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
A12Z Bionic GPU 8
A12X Bionic GPU 7
A12 Bionic GPU 4
Pipelines8 - unified4 - unified
Shared Memorynoyesno
technology7 nm14 nm7 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 09.04.2019 12.09.2018
ArchitectureAdreno 600
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 11_1)
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.apple.com
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 620GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7658 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in A12 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12 Bionic6 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 220422     avg: 221182     median: 221182 (25%)     max: 221941 Points
min: 159735     avg: 160619     median: 160199 (18%)     max: 162695 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 1022     avg: 1402     median: 1604 (1%)     max: 1681 Points
6458 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 443     avg: 443.5     median: 443.5 (1%)     max: 444 Points
min: 16.3     avg: 21.5     median: 22 (4%)     max: 26.3 fps
min: 36.8     avg: 56.1     median: 62.4 (5%)     max: 70.5 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 620
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
210945 Points (26%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
30.4 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 11776     avg: 21536     median: 21536 (22%)     max: 31296 Points
min: 16241     avg: 16835     median: 16714 (17%)     max: 17549 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 5334     avg: 16658     median: 16657.5 (29%)     max: 27981 Points
min: 1186     avg: 1512     median: 1619 (3%)     max: 1730 Points

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

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 31% n=1

Average Benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 72% 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 620:
60  fps
high
Adreno 620:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 620:
52  fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
23  fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 620:
60 90 ~ 75 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 620:
30 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
29  fps
med.
Adreno 620:
40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 39 ~ 34 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
100%
Adreno 620:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 ~ 31 fps
116%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 33 39 39 40 ~ 36 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
39  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra
Adreno 620:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 620:
62 120 ~ 91 fps
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 620:
29 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
48%
Adreno 620:
21 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
53%
A12 Bionic GPU:
30 33 ~ 32 fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 620 → 74%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 85%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 85%

Qualcomm Adreno 620lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
Genshin Impact5223
Armajet75
PUBG Mobile384031
Arena of Valor4545
Dead Trigger 291
Asphalt 9: Legends3029
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Genshin Impact605959
PUBG Mobile29343639
World of Tanks Blitz59
Arena of Valor5959
Shadow Fight 35959
Dead Trigger 259
Asphalt 9: Legends32
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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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