UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Qualcomm Adreno 685
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 685 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 824 | 542 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 25.30 | no data |
| Architecture | no data | Gen. 12 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | no data | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 December 2018 (5 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 64 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 7−8
−200%
| 21
+200%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−200%
| 12
+200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−260%
|
18
+260%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 18 |
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−200%
|
15
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−262%
|
45−50
+262%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−42.1%
|
50−55
+42.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 15 |
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−120%
|
11
+120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−262%
|
45−50
+262%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−117%
|
26
+117%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−42.1%
|
50−55
+42.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 9−10 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−262%
|
45−50
+262%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+23.5%
|
17
−23.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−66.7%
|
20
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+27.3%
|
11
−27.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−42.1%
|
50−55
+42.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−181%
|
45−50
+181%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 2−3 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Qualcomm Adreno 685 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 200% faster in 1080p
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 200% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 27% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Qualcomm Adreno 685 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 55 tests (81%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.54 | 7.19 |
| Recency | 6 December 2018 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Qualcomm Adreno 685 has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), on the other hand, has a 183.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.
The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 685 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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