Basemark GPU vs GravityMark GPU Benchmark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basemark GPU
This app provides a multi-platform 3D graphics benchmark for comparing the performance of smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and PCs. It offers a game-like workload and allows users to submit scores to a web service for global comparison.
- Multi-platform 3D graphics benchmark
- Compares smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and PCs
- AAA quality game-like workload
- Global performance comparison via web service
- Accurate frame rendering for reliable results
- Experience Mode for full graphics viewing
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Basemark® GPU is a multi-platform, multi-API 3D-graphics benchmark. It enables a comparison of the graphics performance of different smartphones and tablets. You can even compare the performance to Notebooks or PCs. The desktop version runs an AAA quality game-like workload by default, but also offers a test identical to the mobile version in this app. Basemark GPU also allows the user to compare their device to others around the world. For that, this free version of the benchmark always submits test scores to the Basemark Power Board web service. If you need a Basemark GPU license for a commercial usage please contact us. To circumvent VSync limitations on mobile devices, we render each benchmark frame off-screen and display only a miniature image of each frame on the screen. This way we can make sure that no frame is dropped, and the results are accurate. If you want to see the graphics in full glory, please choose Experience Mode.
GravityMark GPU Benchmark
This app showcases modern GPU power by rendering vast real-time scenes. It offloads all scene management and rendering to the GPU, bypassing CPU bottlenecks. Recommended for devices with Apple A14+ and M1+ SoCs.
- Real-time GPU rendering
- Massive object quantity
- GPU-accelerated scene management
- Bypasses CPU bottlenecks
- Utilizes astronomical data
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GravityMark GPU Benchmark demonstrates the capabilities of modern GPUs by rendering an enormous quantity of objects in real-time, utilizing GPU acceleration. We avoid typical CPU-based performance bottlenecks by delegating the entirety of scene management and rendering steps exclusively to the GPU. Apple A14+ and M1+ SoC are recommended for great results. The following resources are used in the benchmark: NASA visible Earth database, GEBCO 2020 grid, the HYG star database archive, ESO / Serge Brunier The Milky Way panorama.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GravityMark GPU Benchmark at 4.2 against Basemark GPU's 3.6. Basemark GPU's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GravityMark GPU Benchmark holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Basemark GPU's written reviews are positive against 44% of GravityMark GPU Benchmark's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Basemark GPU ships an update every 3 months, GravityMark GPU Benchmark every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basemark GPU | GravityMark GPU Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 644 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Basemark | Tellusim Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Basemark GPU
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In-app purchases
Basemark GPU
No in-app purchases
GravityMark GPU Benchmark
No in-app purchases
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