This Android gaming benchmark app does something I’ve never seen before
Credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Authority I like benchmarks a little too much and use them on every new phone I test. Synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench and 3DMark do a good job of simulating real-world usage and gaming scenarios, and they predict a device’s performance potential reasonably well. As someone who gets over 75 phones a year, a synthetic benchmark lets me easily measure how a particular device…
Credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Authority I like benchmarks a little too much and use them on every new phone I test. Synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench and 3DMark do a good job of simulating real-world usage and gaming scenarios, and they predict a device’s performance potential reasonably well. As someone who gets over 75 phones a year, a synthetic benchmark lets me easily measure how a particular device holds up against its predecessor. There’s a new benchmark that aims to go beyond just delivering an overall score. It’s called Evolve , and it provides useful insights across five metrics, allowing you to then pinpoint which part of the GPU is handling modern workloads well, and what’s causing a potential bottleneck. I’ve been testing it with a few phones, including the Find X9 Ultra , Find X9 Pro, Find X8 Pro, and the Xiaomi 15 Ultra , and it did a good job showcasing just how much (and where) mobile GPUs have evolved in the last two years.