iPhone 6 A8 GPU benchmark suggests it's behind the curve

12 September, 2014
The phone scores just marginally better than the iPhone 5s with the A8 GPU having little to brag about.

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  • 13 Sep 2014

AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"just accept the facts. iphone 6 and 6 plus are outdat... moreAndroid and lag are a thing that only existed 4 years ago in low-end devices. Now any mid-range android does better than the iPhone 5S. And flagship androids can do anything. I know.

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    • Anonymous
    • MVg
    • 13 Sep 2014

    AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"if the plus has the same gpu the score will be much l... morei dought it, it would need to be double the clock speed to handle this due to double the pixel count, just like apple said at the confrence iphone 6 = 1 million pixels and 6 plus = 2 million pivxels. i dought it will be coz it would effect battery and would make a lot of heat, and apple dosent like doing that

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      • mhP
      • 13 Sep 2014

      Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014haha yeah we will see and we already have seen, read this a... more"if the plus has the same gpu the score will be much lower due to 1080p screen. "

      Its likely overlocked version, just like with iPhone 5S and iPad Air. The bigger resolution needed little bit more power to handle the resolution and thats exactly what Apple did. IPad Air actually is more powerful with same GPU than iPhone 5S even the resolution is lot bigger.

      Performance wise iPhone 6 and 6 plus are going to be equal or plus got even better performance.

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        • Anonymous
        • MVg
        • 13 Sep 2014

        AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"but to say they will preform better then andriod flag... morehaha yeah we will see and we already have seen, read this artical its already compared them. if the plus has the same gpu the score will be much lower due to 1080p screen.

        my z2 is also buttery smooth i play the latest games at 1080p high details and it runs like a dream.

        and pls dont give me a link to some review you seen on youtube, i have the phone and know how it preforms.

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          • AnonD-1825
          • mhP
          • 13 Sep 2014

          Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014just accept the facts. iphone 6 and 6 plus are outdated per... more"just accept the facts. iphone 6 and 6 plus are outdated performance wise even before release"

          Just accept the fact that when android users looking benchmark score numbers iPhone 6 users enjoying buttery smooth GPU performance while android users playing their laggy games.

          By the way you are clearly forgetting Apple new metal graphic API which going to give a lot power for upcoming games.

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            • mhP
            • 13 Sep 2014

            Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014not this year coz now the resolution of the screens is up t... more"but to say they will preform better then andriod flagships is just silly, 5s preformed good because of the lower resolution for the screen."

            Wait a week and you see that new iPhones are going to perform just like 5S, buttery smooth and very fast and they are going to run every game buttery smooth for atleast one year, while android flagships already have big problems to handle those new high graphics games.

            Do you really think Apple would make people play laggy games, cmon!

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              • Anonymous
              • MVg
              • 13 Sep 2014

              AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"that may be so but even the worst performing andriod ... morejust accept the facts. iphone 6 and 6 plus are outdated performance wise even before release. all the android flagships out perform the latest apple offerings. read all the details on gsm first!!!!

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                • Anonymous
                • MVg
                • 13 Sep 2014

                AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"that may be so but even the worst performing andriod ... morenot this year coz now the resolution of the screens is up there rendering at a simaler resolution to andriod Flagships, and the fact you said that on a artical that clearly shows that the s5 outpreforms the iphone 6 is lol.

                the s5 outpreformed it even at a higher resolution, bump the s5 down to 750p and the gap would be even bigger

                i have nothing aginst this phone its a nice phone and the plus with good features but to say they will preform better then andriod flagships is just silly, 5s preformed good because of the lower resolution for the screen. install a game on pc and run it at 720p and it will preform better than 1080p. the more pixels you have to render the slower you run it at its that simple

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                  • mhP
                  • 13 Sep 2014

                  Anonymous, 13 Sep 201460 fps is not the max unless it is set to cap at that speed... more"that may be so but even the worst performing andriod flagship has a lot more power than the a8 does, not to mention 3gb of ram over 1 for 6 and 2 for 6 plus"

                  Yes yes.. But but... iv heard this same EVERY year and every year iOS Devices outperform android rivals even the best ones. IPhone 5S even outperform year newer devices.

                  You android users are BIG BUT with all your excuses every year.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • MVg
                    • 13 Sep 2014

                    AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"if andriod had this game it would run even faster due... morenot to mention the fact the z2 isnt as fast as the rest mean it uses less power making it one the top phones for bettery life. yes there are other better but it is in top 5 phones on this site alone

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                      • Anonymous
                      • MVg
                      • 13 Sep 2014

                      AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014"if andriod had this game it would run even faster due... more60 fps is not the max unless it is set to cap at that speed (v-sync) the game can go over that, the screen cant display over 60 fps but any game can be rendered at over that speed, there are screens that excide 60 fps but no phone has this yet. fps isnt everything tho theres loading times, units on screen and AI quality.

                      that may be so but even the worst performing andriod flagship has a lot more power than the a8 does, not to mention 3gb of ram over 1 for 6 and 2 for 6 plus

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 13 Sep 2014

                        Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014Lol. You have obviously never used an iphone 5 or 5s. They... moreLoL! You are obviously a troll !

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                          • 13 Sep 2014

                          Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014i already have the performance to do this and more (1080p),... more"if andriod had this game it would run even faster due to the better gpu (benchmark score) "

                          You know 60fps is max :D so it cant run any faster... also it would lag like mad with z2

                          http://youtu.be/QTAa5v0W8bc performance of z2 is very bad one of the worst in android flagship phones.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 13 Sep 2014

                            Anonymous, 13 Sep 2014Lol. You have obviously never used an iphone 5 or 5s. They... moreNo they don't. You've obviously never used one. My iPhone 5S has always been as smooth as butter.

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                              • nxi
                              • 13 Sep 2014

                              My Xperia Z2 is as a Lamborghini in comparasion with Icrap 6& Plus.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • MVg
                                • 13 Sep 2014

                                AnonD-1825, 13 Sep 2014This is now possible with iPhone 6 http://youtu.be/2ChOe6dI... morei already have the performance to do this and more (1080p), i have a sony z2 (snap dragon 801). all we need is a developer to use all the power of the chip, if andriod had this game it would run even faster due to the better gpu (benchmark score) and better cpu power, all we need is them to optimise the game for that soc. not to mention the nvidea k1 64 bit that will be the fastest mobile processor on the market when it launches and yes i know its a tablet soc so it will kill the ipads performance as well

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                                  • Yd6
                                  • 13 Sep 2014

                                  The iSheep will continue to flock to the shepherd despite the less than impressive hardware specs because it looks like an upgrade from their previous device.

                                  I'll never go back to iPhone because of iOS. That's pretty much the only reason. Android is a much better fit for me because I like to have more control over my phone.

                                  My ideal phone - snapdragon 805 or better, 1080p IPS LCD display, 2 GB of RAM, 2800 - 3000mah battery, 32 & 64 GB of memory (micro SD cards are unreliable, mine failed spectacularly after 2 years and had to be replaced by Sandisk).

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                                    • Alonso
                                    • tDR
                                    • 13 Sep 2014

                                    Wth, Powervr Gpu, cheap and under power performance. don't compare it with the powerful Tegra and Adreno Gpu, Not the class. Lol

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                                      • SdJ
                                      • 13 Sep 2014

                                      AnonD-238931, 13 Sep 2014ah my fellow fandroids again focussing on the SPECS ON PAPE... moreIt's not only the specs on paper . And by the way Samsung s5 was priced equally with the apple 5s .OH crap did i correct you , and i phone battery sucks , you can't even boost download , it's not water proof and it has no ultra power saving mode .

                                      iphone 6 + is the best joke of the year . Why go bigger ? they lost so many cmr's they are out of invation i mean renovation as they always used an idea that already existed and just changed it .

                                      So buy whatever you want but don't say android phones suck because they are ruling the markets 70% of the world is android

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                                        • mhP
                                        • 13 Sep 2014

                                        This is now possible with iPhone 6 http://youtu.be/2ChOe6dIJHw those graphics with 60fps with 1080p screen, just wow

                                        Would take year or two to see this kind of graphics and performance with android devices.

                                        Cant wait to see what devs are going to do with that new metal API and all the power with iPhone 6 and upcoming iPads