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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 642L vs Qualcomm Adreno 613

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 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 613

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The Adreno 613 is an entry-level graphics card, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. It is intended for use in low-cost smartphones.

The performance is on a par with the ARM Mali-G52 MP2 (e.g. Helio G85) and is just ahead of the Adreno 612 in the Snapdragon 678. Although it is the successor to the Adreno 619 in the SD 4 Gen 1, the performance is significantly lower.

It works with a maximum clock frequency of 955 MHz and is manufactured in the 4 nm process at Samsung (in the SD 4 Gen 2). It supports common graphics APIs such as OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

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Apple A12Z Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 642LQualcomm Adreno 613
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 nm6 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 07.05.2021 26.06.2023
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 11.1
ArchitectureAdreno 600
Core Speed955 MHz
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 642LGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G8 x 1800 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: 88482     avg: 89308     median: 89307.5 (10%)     max: 90133 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 6398     avg: 6666     median: 6638 (29%)     max: 7281 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7199     avg: 7627     median: 7536 (17%)     max: 8605 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5032     avg: 5413     median: 5393.5 (27%)     max: 5763 Points
1817 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 5103     avg: 5654     median: 5612 (17%)     max: 6240 Points
1591 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 2321     avg: 2517     median: 2493.5 (1%)     max: 2831 Points
665 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 681     avg: 696     median: 687.5 (1%)     max: 768 Points
155 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.9     avg: 6.2     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 6.7 fps
1.7 fps (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 13     avg: 13.6     median: 13.5 (2%)     max: 15 fps
4 fps (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 34     avg: 36.4     median: 36 (3%)     max: 40 fps
11 fps (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 33     avg: 33.7     median: 33 (4%)     max: 37 fps
9.6 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 56     avg: 57.7     median: 57 (1%)     max: 64 fps
19 fps (0%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 77     avg: 79.1     median: 78 (5%)     max: 89 fps
27 fps (2%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 132     avg: 134.9     median: 133 (1%)     max: 148 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 613
54 fps (0%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 135972     avg: 157798     median: 157454 (20%)     max: 175807 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 45.96     avg: 49.6     median: 46.9 (0%)     max: 54.4 fps
17.2 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
411 Points (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
626 Points (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 23666     avg: 31803     median: 30994 (31%)     max: 38436 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 26134     avg: 36660     median: 40236 (70%)     max: 43000 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 0     avg: 4.3     median: 4 (2%)     max: 9.27 Watt

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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 642L:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 642L:
51 60 ~ 56 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 613:
87.3  fps
ultra
Adreno 642L:
61  fps
Adreno 613:
59.6  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 613:
38.9  fps
ultra
Adreno 613:
14.4  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 642L:
60 60 60 60 89 99 103 119 120 121 ~ 89 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 642L:
40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Adreno 613:
39  fps
med.
Adreno 642L:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
123%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
96%
Adreno 613:
29.9  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 642L:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
50%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 642L:
90  fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 86%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 123%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 613 → 96%

Qualcomm Adreno 642Llowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal5956
League of Legends: Wild Rift61
Armajet89
PUBG Mobile584038
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
Subway Surfers90
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Qualcomm Adreno 613lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift87.359.6
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