During testing of the Nexus 6, 9 and Shield Nexus Tablet in Lollipop, it was impossible to measure gaming performance. We still launched major benchmarks (AnTuTu, PCMark, 3DMark and GFXBench) but GameBench software we use for gaming performance was not compatible with Android 5.0. This is now the case, so we stood three devices for measure their performance in graphics and Nova 3 Real Racing 3.
We’ve also used for measure performance Galaxy Note 4 , which is however not under Lollipop. The reason: during our test, we observed really bad performance in games. Many readers and various Internet forums were then thought of a defective model. We obtained a second copy of the Galaxy Note 4 to remove this assumption.
On Real Racing 3 graphics settings were set to XtraHigh for Nexus Tablet 9 and Shield. For the Nexus and Galaxy Note 6 4, we wanted to test it then XtraHigh High. If this has been possible with the Nexus 6, the Galaxy Note 4 refused to start the game by XtraHigh while it had been possible during the test performed there two months.
| 9 Nexus (Android 5.0.1) | Shield Tablet (Android 5.0) | Nexus 6 (Android 5.0) | Galaxy Note 4 (KitKat 4.4.4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova 3 | 59 FPS Definition: *** Detail Level: low | 56 FPS Definition: *** retail level: high | 33 FPS Definition: ** retail level: high | 34 FPS Definition: * retail level: high |
| Real Racing 3 (XtraHigh) | 48 FPS | 50 FPS | 28 FPS | * 25 FPS |
| Real Racing 3 (High) | – | – | 30 FPS | 27 FPS |
A different level of detail depending on the terminal
Reading the Table ‘ is not so simple as that. Indeed, s it is possible to force “easily” the level of detail in Real Racing 3, this is not the case of Nova 3 that requires ROOTE unit . Each device has launched Nova 3 to sauce and you can account for the difference made on the screenshots below (by opening the full size). The game is the prettiest on the Tablet Shield . On the Nexus 9, the game is pretty since visited his native resolution, but the level of detail at a minimum: the viewing distance is ridiculous and missing objects (trash, debris, etc.). On the Nexus 6, the game does not seem to be visited QHD, but the details are up. On the Galaxy Note 4, the definition is even lower than the Nexus 6, but the details are up.
Real Racing 3, the definition is in full HD for the four devices, which therefore involves upscaling for both Nexus and Galaxy Note 4. The game is the prettiest graphically Tablet Shield that does not need to perform upscaling since its screen is Full HD. Since the Galaxy Note 4 failed to start the game by XtraHigh, anti-aliasing is turned off, which can be seen with the jaggies on the straights . The game is slightly less pretty on the Galaxy Note 4. * We have still left in the table XtraHigh the line for the Galaxy Note 4 which is derived from the test performed there two months.
RR3 on the Nexus 6, with antialiasing
RR3 on GN4: you can see the jaggies on mirrors or forums
The fact of not being able to adjust the quality of the graphics and the definition of games pose two problems. First, the consumer is entitled to expect to play a game in the same quality, whether on a Nexus 6 or Galaxy Note 4. In fact, the two smartphones share the same screen (QHD) but the same SoC (Snapdragon 805) and the same amount of RAM (3 GB). But in fact, the gaming experience will be completely different and it is impossible to know in advance, without performing tests.
In addition, it complicates performance measurement puisqu’idéalement, all games must be set with the same level of detail to test a device, even with the same definition to test the SoC. We must take these differences into account when reading the table, especially on Nova 3
In Practice:. A totally different experience depending on devices
In this FPS, c ‘Shield is the Tablet that is doing handily with a frame rate (frames per second) close to 60 FPS, the maximum. Nexus 9 follows closely with 59 FPS, but do not forget that the details are not maximum. With such a setting, it is not likely that she would be close to the Shield Tablet but surely behind. The Nexus Galaxy Note 6 and 4 are very close, but again, Nova 3 visited a lower resolution on the Galaxy Note 4 compared to the Nexus 6. equal definition, the Nexus 6 should be in front. In fact, what does that mean? The game is perfectly smooth on both devices Tegra K1 while both smartphones Snapdragon 805 are not completely fluid, but do not suffer big drop in framerate (the lag).
Real Racing 3 on the Nexus 6
Real Racing 3 on Tablet Shield
On Real Racing 3, the two devices Tegra K1 still take advantage with 48 and 50 FPS respectively 9 and Nexus Tablet Shield. On the Nexus 6, it reached 30 FPS high and 28 XtraHigh. The Galaxy Note 4 is slightly behind at 27 and 25 FPS. In fact, the game is perfectly smooth on the Shield Tablet and Nexus 9 . On the other two smartphones is trickier since it is just fluid on the Nexus 6 in High , it becomes less fluid XtraHigh . The Samsung Galaxy Note 4, we maintain our judgment: the game is fluid and is not as enjoyable to play as the other terminals, whether or High XtraHigh .
The developers at the center of the problem
The solution to restore a little more equality between terminals would be able to adjust the level of detail and definition directly in the menu games. This is already possible in some titles like GTA San Andreas. Unfortunately, the title Rockstar is flanged at 30 FPS, whatever the machine. We therefore hope that the arrival of Lollipop, the Android Extension Pack and mini consoles Android TV will allow developers to take a little more seriously the practice of demanding games on Android . NVIDIA and Google should help them to move in this direction with the two high-performance terminals in the graph area. This is perhaps what was missing in Android. Very powerful terminals graphically therefore likely to attract developers
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