# GFXBench Benchmark

> GFXBench 5.0 is a free, cross-platform and cross-API 3D graphics benchmark.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.glbenchmark.glbenchmark27](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.glbenchmark.glbenchmark27)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.glbenchmark.glbenchmark27`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Kishonti Ltd.
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 909,227
- **Rating:** 3.22 / 5 (6,285 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-02
- **First published:** 2013-03-27
- **Size:** 47 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-05-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glbenchmark.glbenchmark27)
- **Website:** [http://gfxbench.com](http://gfxbench.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://gfxbench.com/login/privacy.jsp](https://gfxbench.com/login/privacy.jsp)

## Description

GFXBench Benchmark 5.0 is a free, cross-platform application designed to evaluate 3D graphics performance, render quality, power consumption, and long-term stability. Supporting multiple rendering APIs including Vulkan and OpenGL, GFXBench features demanding game-like tests such as Aztec Ruins, Car Chase, and Manhattan. With dynamic global illumination, compute shader effects, and real-time shadows, it provides accurate, detailed benchmarking.

The tool automatically adjusts tests based on device capabilities and includes battery and stability measurements, render quality tests, and extensive system information. Whether used on mobile or desktop, GFXBench offers both on-screen and off-screen modes, making it ideal for developers and users seeking thorough graphics hardware analysis.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BATTERY_STATS`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`

## Review summary

Users appreciate GFXBench Benchmark for its comprehensive testing across various devices and its offscreen tests for fair comparisons. However, multiple users report substantial frustrations such as mandatory large data downloads without clear explanations, required account sign-in before testing, frequent app crashes or freezes, and heavy resource usage leading to failures on devices with less RAM. Privacy concerns are also raised due to insufficient information on downloaded data. Despite these issues, the developers remain responsive, and the app is favored among performance reviewers.

### Pros

- Widely used benchmarking tool with support for diverse hardware and operating systems.
- Provides offscreen tests for accurate performance comparisons.
- Good layout for easily comparing benchmark scores.
- Developers are responsive to user emails and support inquiries.
- Popular with tech reviewers and YouTubers for performance assessments.

### Cons

- Requires downloading large amounts of data (around 600MB+) which is slow and cannot download in the background.
- App requires signing in or creating an account to run benchmarks, causing inconvenience.
- App often crashes, freezes, or gets stuck connecting to servers or during downloads.
- Consumes significant device resources, sometimes causing out-of-memory errors on devices with less than 16GB RAM.
- Lack of clear information about the data being downloaded raising privacy and security concerns.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.glbenchmark.glbenchmark27)