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Qualcomm Adreno 643 vs Apple A12 Bionic GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 618

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.

Apple A12 Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12 Bionic graphics card is the second generation of integrated GPUs that was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR. It can be found in the Apple iPhone Xs (Max) and Xr includes 4 cores and supports Metal 2. According to Apple, the 7nm manufactured GPU offers 50% increased performance compared to the A11 Bionic. Therefore, it should be one of the fastest graphics cards for smartphones (like the Adreno 630).

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.

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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Qualcomm Adreno 643Apple A12 Bionic GPUQualcomm Adreno 618
Adreno 600 Series
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
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
Core Speed812 MHz
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.xDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology6 nm7 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement12.08.2021 12.09.2018 09.04.2019
Pipelines4 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.apple.com
ArchitectureAdreno 600
CPU in Adreno 643GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm QCM64908 x 1960 MHz812 MHz? MHz
CPU in A12 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12 Bionic6 x ? MHz? 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 - 812 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: 159735     avg: 160619     median: 160199 (18%)     max: 162695 Points
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: 6667     avg: 7814     median: 7856 (34%)     max: 8763 Points
min: 3002     avg: 3603     median: 3646 (16%)     max: 3939 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 10374     avg: 13770     median: 14085 (31%)     max: 15399 Points
min: 3101     avg: 3734     median: 3753.5 (8%)     max: 4256 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6499 Points (32%)
min: 4121     avg: 4707     median: 4648.5 (23%)     max: 5367 Points
min: 2214     avg: 2624     median: 2626 (13%)     max: 2938 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
7131 Points (21%)
min: 4828     avg: 5565     median: 5421 (16%)     max: 6484 Points
min: 2085     avg: 2495     median: 2471 (7%)     max: 2832 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3135 Points (2%)
6458 Points (3%)
min: 637     avg: 899     median: 934 (0%)     max: 1124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
887 Points (1%)
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
8.2 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
18 fps (3%)
min: 16.3     avg: 21.5     median: 22 (4%)     max: 26.3 fps
min: 5.4     avg: 7     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
49 fps (4%)
min: 36.8     avg: 56.1     median: 62.4 (5%)     max: 70.5 fps
min: 15     avg: 18.1     median: 18 (1%)     max: 21 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
40 fps (5%)
min: 38     avg: 49.2     median: 51.3 (6%)     max: 62.8 fps
min: 14     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (2%)     max: 19 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
69 fps (1%)
min: 62     avg: 80.2     median: 85.8 (2%)     max: 96 fps
min: 24     avg: 29.8     median: 30 (1%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
90 fps (5%)
min: 107     avg: 124.7     median: 127.6 (7%)     max: 139 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 643
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
159 fps (1%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A12 Bionic GPU
min: 226     avg: 247.2     median: 245 (2%)     max: 274.1 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
192996 Points (24%)
210945 Points (26%)
min: 74888     avg: 89032     median: 90943.5 (11%)     max: 95350 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
51.8 fps (0%)
min: 23.89     avg: 26.3     median: 26.3 (0%)     max: 28.78 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
2937 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
3054 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 16241     avg: 16835     median: 16714 (17%)     max: 17549 Points
min: 10269     avg: 16045     median: 10289 (10%)     max: 27578 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1186     avg: 1512     median: 1619 (3%)     max: 1730 Points
min: 3043     avg: 9739     median: 3056 (5%)     max: 23117 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
5.9 Watt (2%)
3.4 Watt (1%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 126% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 41% n=10

- 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 618:
114  fps
high
Adreno 618:
99  fps
ultra
Adreno 618:
83.5  fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

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

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
Adreno 643:
58  fps
103%
A12 Bionic GPU:
60  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
148%
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 643:
38  fps
155%
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Adreno 618:
30 30 60.5 65 71 82 ~ 56 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 643:
60  fps
48%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29  fps
63%
Adreno 618:
30 38 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
85%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 39 ~ 34 fps
100%
Adreno 618:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
90%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 33 39 39 40 ~ 36 fps
75%
Adreno 618:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
39  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 61 61 ~ 54 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
Adreno 618:
30 60 60 60 60 61 ~ 55 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Adreno 618:
60  fps
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
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
100%
Adreno 643:
60  fps
98%
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
Adreno 618:
30  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 618:
27 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
30 33 ~ 32 fps
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
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 Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 104%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 113%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 618 → 79%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 82%

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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Qualcomm Adreno 643lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Genshin Impact584038
PUBG Mobile604040
Dead Trigger 260
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Genshin Impact605959
PUBG Mobile29343639
World of Tanks Blitz59
Arena of Valor5959
Shadow Fight 35959
Dead Trigger 259
Asphalt 9: Legends32
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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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