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Qualcomm Adreno 643 vs Apple A12X Bionic GPU

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 A12X Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12X 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 iPad 11" and 12.5" 2018 and offers 7 cores (up from the 4 cores in the A12 from the iPhone XS). It supports the Metal 2 API and the raw performance was compared against an Xbox One S by Apple. It definately should be the fastest smartphone / tablet graphics card in 2018 (IOS and Android based).

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.

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Qualcomm Adreno 643Apple A12X Bionic GPU
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A12Z Bionic GPU compare 8
A12X Bionic GPU 7
A12 Bionic GPU compare 4
Core Speed812 MHz
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.x
technology6 nm7 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement12.08.2021 30.10.2018
Pipelines7 - unified
CPU in Adreno 643GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm QCM64908 x 1960 MHz812 MHz? MHz
CPU in A12X Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12X Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
194856 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
13454 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
28751 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
6499 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
7131 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
3135 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
887 Points (1%)
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: 48     avg: 49.6     median: 49.6 (9%)     max: 51.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
49 fps (4%)
min: 127     avg: 130.7     median: 130.7 (10%)     max: 134.3 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
40 fps (5%)
min: 101     avg: 104     median: 104 (12%)     max: 107 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
69 fps (1%)
min: 169     avg: 171     median: 171 (4%)     max: 173 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
90 fps (5%)
min: 202     avg: 211.1     median: 211.1 (12%)     max: 220.1 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 A12X Bionic GPU
min: 438.4     avg: 444.7     median: 444.7 (4%)     max: 451 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
192996 Points (24%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
51.8 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
2937 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
3054 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
17057 Points (11%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 13777     avg: 14312     median: 14312 (14%)     max: 14847 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 847     avg: 1017     median: 1017 (2%)     max: 1187 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
5.9 Watt (2%)
9.5 Watt (4%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Apple A12X Bionic GPU → 261% n=6

- 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
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
ultra
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
Adreno 643:
58  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 643:
38  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 643:
60  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
73%
A12X Bionic GPU:
29  fps
high
100%
Adreno 643:
40  fps
73%
A12X Bionic GPU:
29  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
ultra
A12X Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12X Bionic GPU:
59  fps
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 643:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
29 29 ~ 29 fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 643 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12X Bionic GPU → 73%

Apple A12X Bionic GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
PUBG Mobile2929
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor6059
Shadow Fight 35959
Battle Bay60
Asphalt 9: Legends29
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Genshin Impact584038
PUBG Mobile604040
Dead Trigger 260
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)