Apple A17 Pro GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 730 vs Qualcomm Adreno 720
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 730
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The Qualcomm Adreno 730 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2022 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices.
According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 730 GPU offers a 30% improved performance thanks to 30% more ALUs over the Adreno 660, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 888 SoC. Thanks to the new 4nm process, the power efficiency should also be improved.
The Adreno 730 supports Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP.
Qualcomm Adreno 720
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The Adreno 720 is a graphics unit for smartphones and tablets, which was first used in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was installed. The chip was introduced at the end of 2023 and is primarily used in Android-based upper mid-range devices.
HDR gaming with 10-bit color depth is possible with the graphics chip, and the Adreno 720 also supports the APIs OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP and Vulkan 1.3.
The GPU is capable of driving WFHD+ displays at up to 168 Hz and 4K displays at 60 Hz and offers support for HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision.
Apple A17 Pro GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 730 | Qualcomm Adreno 720 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 6 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | yes | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 3 nm | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 12.09.2023 | 30.11.2021 | 17.11.2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Core Speed | 800 (Boost) MHz | 800 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2 | DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1 |
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