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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 643 vs Qualcomm Adreno 644

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 643

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The Qualcomm Adreno 643 is an integrated graphics unit (iGPU) that is used in the Qualcomm QCM6490 and QCS6490. The SoC is not only intended for use in Android-based smartphones and tablets, but also for IoT products with Linux, Ubuntu or Windows 11 IoT Enterprise. In the QCM6490 and QCS6490 the 643 clocks at 812 MHz.

Qualcomm Adreno 644

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The Qualcomm Adreno 644 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC. The chip was announced mid 2022 and was available in early 2023 in upper mid-range Android smartphones.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 644 GPU offers a 20% improved performance over the Adreno 642, its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 780G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR5 with 3200 MHz. In our benchmarks with the Mi 13 Lite however, the performance was only on par with the old Adreno 642.

The Adreno 644 supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is manufactured in the modern 4nm process with EUV at Samsung that should provide a good power efficiency.

Apple A12Z Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 643Qualcomm Adreno 644
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 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 612
Adreno 610
Pipelines8 - unified
Shared Memorynoyesyes
technology7 nm6 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 12.08.2021 07.05.2021
Core Speed812 MHz
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.xOpenGL ES 3.2
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
PredecessorAdreno 642
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 643GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm QCM64908 x 1960 MHz812 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 644GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 220422     avg: 221182     median: 221182 (25%)     max: 221941 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 6303     avg: 6921     median: 6953.5 (30%)     max: 7472 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 8656     avg: 8893     median: 8751 (19%)     max: 9414 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6499 Points (32%)
min: 5501     avg: 6158     median: 6262 (31%)     max: 6466 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
7131 Points (21%)
min: 6767     avg: 7037     median: 7012.5 (21%)     max: 7388 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3135 Points (2%)
min: 3035     avg: 3133     median: 3140 (2%)     max: 3184 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
887 Points (1%)
min: 825     avg: 833     median: 829 (1%)     max: 854 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
8.2 fps (3%)
min: 7     avg: 7.5     median: 7.5 (3%)     max: 7.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
49 fps (4%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
40 fps (5%)
min: 37     avg: 38.2     median: 38 (4%)     max: 40 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
69 fps (1%)
min: 52     avg: 62.4     median: 65 (1%)     max: 67 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
90 fps (5%)
min: 86     avg: 89.2     median: 88 (5%)     max: 94 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 643
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
159 fps (1%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 644
min: 147     avg: 150.2     median: 148 (1%)     max: 158 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
192996 Points (24%)
min: 174679     avg: 177977     median: 175343 (22%)     max: 187645 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
51.8 fps (0%)
min: 50.74     avg: 51.7     median: 51.7 (0%)     max: 52.63 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
2937 Points (1%)
min: 2448     avg: 2513     median: 2497 (1%)     max: 2610 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
3054 Points (1%)
min: 2650     avg: 2776     median: 2729.5 (1%)     max: 2993 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
30029 Points (30%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
42541 Points (74%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
5.9 Watt (2%)
min: 4.19     avg: 4.8     median: 4.6 (2%)     max: 5.9 Watt

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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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 644:
42  fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 644:
45  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 643:
58  fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
ultra
Adreno 643:
38  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 644:
45 89 ~ 67 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 643:
60  fps
Adreno 644:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
med.
Adreno 643:
40  fps
Adreno 644:
40  fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
129%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
129%
Adreno 644:
40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 643:
60  fps
Adreno 644:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 644:
60 61 ~ 61 fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 129%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 129%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 644 → 129%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 129%

Qualcomm Adreno 644lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal4245
Armajet67
PUBG Mobile604040
Dead Trigger 260
Subway Surfers61
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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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