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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 660 vs Qualcomm Adreno 618

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 660

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The Qualcomm Adreno 660 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 660 GPU offers a 35% improved performance over the Adreno 650, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 865 SoC. Qualcomm also states that the energy efficiency improved by 20% which might be due to the new 5nm process at Samsung where the chip is produced.

The Adreno 650 supports Vulkan 1.1, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. Furthermore, games and videos can use HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (with a supported display).

Qualcomm Adreno 618

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The Qualcomm Adreno 618 is a mobile graphics card for upper mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and 730G SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software).

In our benchmarks, the Adreno 618 in the Snapdragon 730 was 14 to 30% faster than the Adreno 616 in the Snapdragon 710. The performance in the 730G should be additional 15% faster, due to higher clock rates.

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).

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Apple A12Z Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 660Qualcomm Adreno 618
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 nm7 nm14 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 02.12.2020 09.04.2019
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
ArchitectureAdreno 600
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 660GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 18 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G8 x 1800 MHz, 5 W? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 618GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 28 x 2550 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c8 x 2400 MHz, 7 W? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz
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min. - max.500 - ? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
129 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
112 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 220422     avg: 221182     median: 221182 (25%)     max: 221941 Points
200519 Points (23%)
min: 44009     avg: 51701     median: 52650 (6%)     max: 56640 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2900 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
3273 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
494 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
504 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 8065     avg: 10160     median: 10372 (45%)     max: 11534 Points
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 10491     avg: 15129     median: 15637.5 (34%)     max: 17179 Points
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5094     avg: 8481     median: 8770 (44%)     max: 9839 Points
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (13%)     max: 2938 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7930     avg: 11533     median: 11753 (35%)     max: 12914 Points
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (7%)     max: 2832 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 3959     avg: 5588     median: 5761.5 (3%)     max: 5925 Points
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 974     avg: 1423     median: 1498 (2%)     max: 1564 Points
min: 258     avg: 447     median: 313 (0%)     max: 1047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
1921 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
1849 Points (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 624     avg: 639     median: 645 (1%)     max: 648 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 572     avg: 590     median: 599 (1%)     max: 599 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Qualcomm Adreno 618
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
288 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 11     avg: 12.3     median: 13 (5%)     max: 13 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19     avg: 26.8     median: 27.5 (5%)     max: 32 fps
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 39     avg: 69.2     median: 71 (5%)     max: 87 fps
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 42     avg: 59     median: 62 (7%)     max: 74 fps
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 52     avg: 93.6     median: 95 (2%)     max: 126 fps
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 73     avg: 135.5     median: 138 (8%)     max: 180 fps
min: 34     avg: 40.9     median: 41 (2%)     max: 45 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 660
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 161     avg: 241     median: 257 (2%)     max: 294 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 618
min: 67     avg: 83.1     median: 84.5 (1%)     max: 91 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 200834     avg: 295219     median: 305358 (38%)     max: 321314 Points
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (11%)     max: 95350 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 107.62     avg: 108.5     median: 108.5 (1%)     max: 109.3 fps
min: 23.89     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (0%)     max: 28.78 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 4055     avg: 4338     median: 4337.5 (1%)     max: 4620 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
min: 4370     avg: 4532     median: 4532 (1%)     max: 4694 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
53822 Points (54%)
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (10%)     max: 27578 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
42266 Points (74%)
min: 3043     avg: 9739     median: 3056 (5%)     max: 23117 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 6.25     avg: 9.6     median: 10.2 (4%)     max: 13.1 Watt
3.4 Watt (1%)

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

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 91% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 24% 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 660:
60  fps
Adreno 618:
114  fps
high
Adreno 660:
118 119.2 ~ 119 fps
Adreno 618:
99  fps
ultra
Adreno 660:
60 60.2 ~ 60 fps
Adreno 618:
83.5  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 660:
91  fps
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
Adreno 618:
58  fps
ultra
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Adreno 618:
57  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 660:
59.3  fps
med.
Adreno 660:
58.8  fps
ultra
Adreno 660:
55.6  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 660:
30 30 56 78 120 120 ~ 72 fps
Adreno 618:
30 30 60.5 65 71 82 ~ 56 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 660:
59.3 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 91 ~ 66 fps
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
med.
Adreno 660:
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Adreno 618:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
174%
Adreno 660:
30 30 30 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 54 fps
97%
Adreno 618:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
ultra
Adreno 660:
39.5 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 61 61 ~ 54 fps
ultra
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 60 60 61 ~ 55 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
Adreno 618:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
Adreno 618:
27.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 618:
19.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 618:
9.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 618:
8.7  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 660:
166  fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
Adreno 618:
30  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Adreno 618:
27 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
100%
Adreno 660:
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps
50%
Adreno 618:
27 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

2013
low 1280x720
Adreno 618:
23  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 618:
17.6  fps
high 1366x768
Adreno 618:
16.9  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
Adreno 660:
60  fps
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
Adreno 618:
20.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 618:
20  fps
high 1366x768
Adreno 618:
17.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 618:
12  fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 660 → 137%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 137%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 73%

Qualcomm Adreno 660lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift6011960
Call of Duty Mobile9160
Genshin Impact59.358.855.6
Armajet72
PUBG Mobile66605440
Dead Trigger 2166
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
Real Racing 360
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 618lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift1149983.5
Call of Duty Mobile605857
Armajet56
PUBG Mobile384030
Arena of Valor5455
Shadow Fight 36060
Dota 2 Reborn27.619.79.68.7
Asphalt 8: Airborne30
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
BioShock Infinite2317.616.9
Diablo III20.72017.212
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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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