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Qualcomm Adreno 725 vs Qualcomm Adreno 642

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 642

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The Qualcomm Adreno 642 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC. The chip will be available from mid 2021 and will be used mainly in upper mid-range Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 642 GPU offers a 50% improved performance over the Adreno 620, its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 768G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR4X-4200 memory support of the SoC.

The Adreno 642 supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 780G is manufactured in the modern 5nm LPPE process with EUV at Samsung that should provide a good power efficiency.

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Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2
technology4 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement30.11.2021 07.05.2021
CPU in Adreno 725GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 28 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 642GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
11837 Points (51%)
5587 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
20476 Points (45%)
8380 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
10274 Points (51%)
4478 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
14801 Points (44%)
6148 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
7701 Points (4%)
3212 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
1968 Points (2%)
786 Points (1%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
16 fps (7%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
34 fps (6%)
18 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
35 fps (3%)
50 fps (4%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
79 fps (9%)
40 fps (5%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
137 fps (3%)
65 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
232 fps (14%)
90 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 725
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
359 fps (3%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642
153 fps (1%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 333810     avg: 347058     median: 347058 (43%)     max: 360306 Points
162946 Points (20%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
120.9 fps (1%)
48 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
4056 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
5338 Points (2%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
6.3 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 725 → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 51% n=14

- 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
100%
Adreno 725:
56  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 725:
32  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Adreno 725:
54  fps
56%
Adreno 642:
30  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 725:
60  fps
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
med.
Adreno 642:
59  fps
high
100%
Adreno 725:
60  fps
100%
Adreno 642:
60  fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 725:
40  fps
100%
Adreno 642:
40  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 642:
60  fps
high
Adreno 642:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 725 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642 → 89%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Qualcomm Adreno 725lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Genshin Impact5632
Armajet54
PUBG Mobile606040
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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Armajet30
PUBG Mobile60596040
Asphalt 9: Legends6060
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