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Qualcomm Adreno 504 vs ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Qualcomm Adreno 504

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The Qualcomm Adreno 504 is a mobile graphics card for lower mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.

According to Qualcomm, the GPU is 50% faster than the previous Adreno 308 in the Snapdragon 425.

In the Snapdragon 429, the Adreno 504 is manufactured in the modern 12nm process and should be very power efficient.

ARM Mali-G72 MP18

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The ARM Mali-G72 MP18 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in early 2018 in the Exynos 9810 (e.g. Galaxy S9). It integrates 18 of the 32 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture. According to ARM it offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

In our benchmarks it slightly below a Adreno 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 FL11_1 and Renderscript.

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Qualcomm Adreno 504ARM Mali-G72 MP18
Mali-G Series
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Adreno 512 compare
Adreno 510 compare
Adreno 509 compare
Adreno 508 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Mali-G78 MP24 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP22 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP20 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP14 compare 14
Mali-G77 MP11 compare 11
Mali-G77 MP9 compare 9
Mali-G76 MP16 compare 16
Mali-G76 MP12 compare 10
Mali-G76 MP10 compare 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G57 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G57 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 compare 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 compare 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G52 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G68 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G52 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
Mali-G57 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 500Bifrost
Core Speed450 MHz850 MHz
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanOpenGL ES 3.2
technology14 nm16 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement30.06.2018 01.01.2018
Pipelines18 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.com
CPU in Adreno 504GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4294 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+5 x ? MHz320 MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 41004 x ? MHz320 MHz? MHz
min. - max.320 MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-G72 MP18GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 98108 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 6895     avg: 6896     median: 6896 (1%)     max: 6897 Points
min: 36190     avg: 43744     median: 46610 (5%)     max: 48433 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 428     avg: 445     median: 445 (2%)     max: 462 Points
min: 3744     avg: 3994     median: 4054.5 (18%)     max: 4124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 336     avg: 364.5     median: 364.5 (1%)     max: 393 Points
min: 3958     avg: 4626     median: 4820 (11%)     max: 4904 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
257 Points (1%)
min: 3376     avg: 3634     median: 3435 (17%)     max: 4291 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
210 Points (1%)
min: 3697     avg: 4023     median: 3794.5 (11%)     max: 4806 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
0.8 fps (0%)
11 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 1.7     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.8 fps
31 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
1.8 fps (0%)
min: 28     avg: 28.3     median: 28 (3%)     max: 29 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 3.1     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (0%)     max: 3.2 fps
min: 24     avg: 40.5     median: 45.5 (1%)     max: 47 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 4.7     avg: 4.8     median: 4.8 (0%)     max: 4.8 fps
min: 73     avg: 74     median: 73.5 (4%)     max: 76 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 504
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
11 fps (0%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP18
min: 80     avg: 129.3     median: 145 (1%)     max: 147 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
3898 Points (4%)
min: 8620     avg: 8803     median: 8802.5 (9%)     max: 8985 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
860 Points (2%)
min: 4747     avg: 4762     median: 4762 (8%)     max: 4777 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 504 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 1219% n=13

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 504:
23  fps
174%
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 504:
32  fps
188%
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 504:
31  fps
194%
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 □ 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 504:
7  fps
429%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 504:
7  fps
429%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 504 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 282%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 185%

Qualcomm Adreno 504lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile23
Arena of Valor3231
Asphalt 9: Legends77
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PUBG Mobile4040
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor6060
Shadow Fight 360
Battle Bay60
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne30
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)