Qualcomm Adreno 506 vs ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Qualcomm Adreno 506 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 506 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).
The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 ► remove from comparison
The ARM Mali-T720 MP2 is a mobile graphics solution that can be found in ARM SoCs. The chip is available since Q1/2015. Besides OpenGL ES 3.1, the GPU supports OpenCL 1.1 as well as DirectX 11 FL9_3. According to ARM, the Mali-T720 can be scaled from 1 - 8 cores/clusters and clocks up to 650 MHz.
Qualcomm Adreno 506 ARM Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T700 Series Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard (3rd-gen) Core Speed 650 MHz 650 MHz Shared Memory yes no API DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan DirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.1 technology 14 nm Features OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1) OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.1, DirectX 11.1, Renderscript, FSAA/MSAA Date of Announcement 15.12.2015 01.03.2015 Codename Midgard (3rd Generation) Pipelines 2 - unified Link to Manufacturer Page www.arm.com
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 7668 avg: 13091 median: 13240 (2%) max: 14741 Points
min: 2789 avg: 4940 median: 4680.5 (1%) max: 7542 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 7040 avg: 7261 median: 7309 (1%) max: 7435 Points
min: 2646 avg: 3302 median: 2753 (0%) max: 4451 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
12169 Points (1%)
min: 2739 avg: 6176 median: 5677 (1%) max: 8329 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 533 avg: 847 median: 851 (4%) max: 951 Points
min: 88 avg: 221.1 median: 238 (1%) max: 333 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 440 avg: 732 median: 734 (2%) max: 814 Points
min: 70 avg: 182.5 median: 196.5 (0%) max: 273 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 488 avg: 524 median: 510.5 (3%) max: 882 Points
min: 38 avg: 140.2 median: 151 (1%) max: 190 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 403 avg: 433.9 median: 421.5 (1%) max: 761 Points
min: 62 avg: 114.4 median: 123 (0%) max: 154 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 1.1 avg: 1.2 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.4 fps
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.6 (0%) max: 3.9 fps
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.5 (0%) max: 3.9 fps
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 3.5 avg: 6.5 median: 6.4 (0%) max: 14 fps
min: 1.2 avg: 2.2 median: 2.3 (0%) max: 4.4 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 3.1 avg: 9.6 median: 9.8 (1%) max: 11 fps
min: 1.6 avg: 3.4 median: 3.6 (0%) max: 6.1 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 506 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 21 avg: 22.7 median: 23 (0%) max: 25 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T720 MP2 min: 5 avg: 9.3 median: 9.6 (0%) max: 14 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44 fps (73%)
min: 25.17 avg: 30.7 median: 32.5 (54%) max: 34.29 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
10438 Points (24%)
min: 2852 avg: 3745 median: 4159 (9%) max: 4224 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
21210 Points (47%)
min: 6359 avg: 7331 median: 7310 (16%) max: 8343 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 53.3 avg: 57.7 median: 59.6 (89%) max: 60.3 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2337 avg: 3197 median: 3197 (3%) max: 4057 Points
min: 2830 avg: 2950 median: 2914.5 (3%) max: 3140 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1371 avg: 1472 median: 1472 (3%) max: 1573 Points
min: 894 avg: 984 median: 956.5 (2%) max: 1128 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
3466 Points (75%)
min: 2948 avg: 3878 median: 4007 (87%) max: 4368 Points
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 100% n=19 Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T720 MP2 → 40% n=19
- 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.
100%
Adreno 506:
30 [X] Lenovo Tab P10 1.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
12 fps, max:
32 fps
31 31 31 [X] Motorola One 1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
28 fps, max:
32 fps
31 32 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
31 fps, max:
33 fps
~ 31 fps
103%
Mali-T720 MP2:
32 fps
100%
Adreno 506:
30 30 [X] Lenovo Tab P10 1.26.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
31 fps
30 31 31 [X] Motorola One 1.25.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
31 fps
31 31 [X] Huawei Y7 2019 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
1 fps, max:
32 fps
31 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.28.2.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
30 fps, max:
32 fps
~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 506:
54 57 [X] Motorola One 1.14.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
52 fps, max:
60 fps
60 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.18.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
57 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 57 fps
100%
Adreno 506:
50 53 54 [X] Motorola One 1.14.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2GHz
Adreno 506
min:
42 fps, max:
59 fps
60 60 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7 1.18.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8GHz
Adreno 506
min:
2 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 55 fps
100%
Adreno 506:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
Mali-T720 MP2:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 506 → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming ARM Mali-T720 MP2 → 90% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 95%
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 low med. high ultra QHD 4K Arena of Valor 32 Dead Trigger 2 33 Asphalt 8: Airborne 27 22 Real Racing 3 58 35 Temple Run 2 60 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 1 2 1
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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