Samsung Galaxy Note5 And Galaxy S6 Edge+ Review: More Of A Good Thing
To get a feel for how graphics performance on the new Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 Edge+ compare to other devices, we used GFXBench, which has been one of our standard graphics performance benchmarks for a while. In order to ensure Vsynch and resolution isn’t a limiting factor, we compare offscreen test results. We also used Futuremark's 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited benchmark, which also performs its tests offscreen to mitigate the effects of screen resolution.
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The Galaxy Note5 and S6 Edge+ topped the charts in the T-Rex offscreen test, besting every non-Samsung device by a wide margin. In the fillrate test, however, the Qualcomm SoCs in the previous-gen Galaxy devices, the M9, and Nexus 6 put up higher scores by far.
The Adreno 430 GPU integrated into the SnapDragon 810 SoC powering the HTC One M9 was the only one able to top the Mali-T760MP8 used in the Note5 and S6 Edge+. The overall scores are a bit scattered, due the Exynos 7420's vastly superior CPU/Physics performance, which sways the overall results, but the GPU bound tests--especially GT2--heavily favor the Adreno 430 here.
