pewpewbangbang
Android Enthusiast
Android OS doesn't support Opengl 2.0 if im not mistaken. They have hardware to support it but the OS doesn't.I hope you don't include me in that group of "everyday people". Silicone has been my passion for a long time and I have tried to research as much as possible. Now if I'm flat wrong about something then please show me proof, and I will change my tone immediately. I don't want to disseminate bad information, but I want to try and inform people as much as possible.
Are there any good Opengl ES 2.0 benchmark results for these chips that you can show me? I've been looking for a long time and all I find are 1.1 benchmarks
http://www.glbenchmark.com/compare.jsp?benchmark=glpro11&showhide=true&D1=Apple iPhone 3G S&D2=HTC T8585 HD2&D3=Samsung i8910 OmniaHD
Listen, im not saying CPU doesn't play a big role, it does. But the DROID can be better/same as Snapdragon. A lot of people just assume it's old and slow because snapdragon CPU runs at 1ghz while the DROID cpu runs at 550mhz. If you push the DROID CPU to 1.1ghz (it will still be a bit slower than snapdragon because of architecture etc..but not by much or anything noticeable) it will essentially be just as fast as Snapdragon. Then you add into the mix the GPU's, in terms of real-time performance, the PowerVR in the DROID and iPhone 3GS is just overall better than the AMD in Snapdragon giving the edge to the DROID IMHO when the DROID CPU is as 1.1ghz.
That video of the OMAP 3630 gives a good sense of how much the GPU can help in games etc...compared to the current GPU in the DROID and iPhone 3GS. 60FPS increase is hell of a lot in 3D apps.