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Apple A17 Pro GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 725

Apple A17 Pro GPU

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The Apple A17 Pro GPU is an integrated graphics card in the Apple A17 Pro SoCs (used in the 2023 Apple iPhone 17 Pro smartphones). According to Apple, the GPU is a big redesign compared to the previous generation and offers hardware accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading. The performance per core did not change much, but due to the additional core, the performance is up to 20% faster.

The A17 is produced in the new 3nm process at TSMC and should be very energy efficient.

Qualcomm Adreno 725

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The Qualcomm Adreno 725 is an integrated graphics unit for smartphones and tablets, which is used in the Snapdragon 7+ Gen. 2 and is designed for smartphones as well as tablets. The associated SoC (system-on-a-chip) was introduced at the beginning of 2023. 

Qualcomm promises a performance increase of up to 100 percent compared with the predecessor Adreno 644.

The Adreno 725 supports all common Android APIs like Vulkan 1.1 and is already prepared for use with the Unreal 5 engine.

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Apple A17 Pro GPUQualcomm Adreno 725
Pipelines6 - unified
Shared Memorynoyes
technology3 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement12.09.2023 30.11.2021
Adreno 700 Series
Adreno 750 compare
Adreno 740 compare
Adreno 730 compare @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 720 compare @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 710 compare @ 0.8 GHz
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
CPU in A17 Pro GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A17 Pro6 x 2110 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 725GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 28 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
11837 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
20476 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
10274 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
14801 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 15260     avg: 15419     median: 15418.5 (8%)     max: 15577 Points
7701 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 3815     avg: 3847     median: 3847 (4%)     max: 3879 Points
1968 Points (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19.6     avg: 22.3     median: 22.3 (9%)     max: 25 fps
16 fps (7%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (11%)     max: 61 fps
34 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 117     avg: 120.5     median: 120.5 (9%)     max: 124 fps
35 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 110     avg: 110.6     median: 110.6 (12%)     max: 111.2 fps
79 fps (9%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 147.7     avg: 163.9     median: 163.9 (3%)     max: 180 fps
137 fps (3%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 209.2     avg: 235.6     median: 235.6 (14%)     max: 262 fps
232 fps (14%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A17 Pro GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 350.2     avg: 397.1     median: 397.1 (3%)     max: 444 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 725
359 fps (3%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 333810     avg: 347058     median: 347058 (43%)     max: 360306 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
120.9 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
4056 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
5338 Points (2%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
27151 Points (17%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
54449 Points (55%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
19266 Points (34%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 5.64     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (3%)     max: 8.95 Watt
6.3 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Apple A17 Pro GPU → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 725 → 67% n=9

- 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.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 725:
56  fps
ultra
Adreno 725:
32  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 725:
54  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 725:
60  fps
high
Adreno 725:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 725:
40  fps
Qualcomm Adreno 725lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Genshin Impact5632
Armajet54
PUBG Mobile606040
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< 120 fps
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