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Qualcomm Adreno 505 vs ARM Mali-G68 MP5

Qualcomm Adreno 505

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The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 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. Compared to the faster Adreno 506, the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.

ARM Mali-G68 MP5

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The ARM Mali-G68 MP5 (or G68MC5) is an integrated mid-range graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). The MP5 version uses five of the six possible clusters / cores.

It was introduced early 2023 in the Samsung Exynos 1380 SoC. It is based on the Valhall architecture and is advertised by ARM as a "sub-premium GPU". It offers all features of the Mali-G78 series including improvements for battery runtime and machine learning.

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Qualcomm Adreno 505ARM Mali-G68 MP5
Mali-G Series
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Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Mali-G78 MP24 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP22 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP20 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP14 compare 14
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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 5
Mali-G57 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G57 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G72 MP18 compare 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 500Valhall
Core Speed450 MHz
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 14.09.2021
CodenameValhall
Pipelines5 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
CPU in Adreno 505GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4398 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4358 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)8 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-G68 MP5GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 13808 x 2000 MHz? MHz950 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 2723     avg: 2894     median: 2955 (1%)     max: 2987 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 783     avg: 1127     median: 825 (1%)     max: 3001 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Solar Bay
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
10835 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 7924     avg: 10477     median: 10069 (1%)     max: 13656 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
5627 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 482     avg: 632     median: 603.5 (3%)     max: 835 Points
min: 6103     avg: 6217     median: 6224 (27%)     max: 6317 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 423     avg: 552     median: 529.5 (1%)     max: 735 Points
min: 7030     avg: 7122     median: 7134 (16%)     max: 7189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 0     avg: 371     median: 365 (2%)     max: 505 Points
min: 4894     avg: 4964     median: 4969 (21%)     max: 5043 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 0     avg: 309.7     median: 305 (1%)     max: 432 Points
min: 5024     avg: 5178     median: 5181 (13%)     max: 5323 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 465     avg: 628     median: 602 (5%)     max: 835 Points
min: 5790     avg: 5815     median: 5792 (51%)     max: 5864 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 404     avg: 550     median: 527 (3%)     max: 735 Points
min: 6630     avg: 6658     median: 6647 (40%)     max: 6698 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 230     avg: 330.3     median: 316 (2%)     max: 448 Points
min: 4629     avg: 4724     median: 4730.5 (23%)     max: 4805 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 188     avg: 273     median: 262 (1%)     max: 372 Points
min: 4848     avg: 4966     median: 4972 (17%)     max: 5070 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 5.8     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (2%)     max: 6 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 0.88     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 fps
min: 13     avg: 13.4     median: 13 (2%)     max: 14 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 2.6     avg: 3.3     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 3.7 fps
min: 34     avg: 34.4     median: 34 (3%)     max: 35 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 2.1     avg: 2.7     median: 2.6 (0%)     max: 3.6 fps
min: 30     avg: 30.7     median: 31 (3%)     max: 31 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 2.2     avg: 4.6     median: 4.6 (0%)     max: 6.6 fps
min: 51     avg: 52     median: 52 (1%)     max: 53 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 4.6     avg: 8     median: 7.1 (0%)     max: 19 fps
min: 78     avg: 79     median: 79 (3%)     max: 80 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 11     avg: 17.7     median: 17 (0%)     max: 25 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G68 MP5
min: 118     avg: 119     median: 119 (1%)     max: 120 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 143857     avg: 147409     median: 148214 (15%)     max: 149350 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 136035     avg: 136441     median: 136147 (9%)     max: 137281 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
8015 Points (18%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 16486     avg: 16610     median: 16609.5 (37%)     max: 16733 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
5.2 fps (0%)
min: 41.45     avg: 41.7     median: 41.7 (1%)     max: 41.92 fps
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
min: 2971     avg: 3047     median: 3069 (1%)     max: 3098 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
min: 3039     avg: 3092     median: 3102 (1%)     max: 3123 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2589     avg: 3292     median: 3292 (1%)     max: 3995 Points
12517 Points (4%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1032     avg: 1168     median: 1167.5 (2%)     max: 1303 Points
3997 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 4.32     avg: 5.5     median: 5.2 (2%)     max: 8.71 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G68 MP5 → 1102% n=17

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
Mali-G68 MP5:
58.5  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Mali-G68 MP5:
50 55.8 56 58 ~ 55 fps
med.
Mali-G68 MP5:
43 50 ~ 47 fps
ultra
Mali-G68 MP5:
34.1 36 38 39.7 ~ 37 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 505:
25  fps
148%
Mali-G68 MP5:
30 30 30 59.6 ~ 37 fps
med.
100%
Adreno 505:
24  fps
125%
Mali-G68 MP5:
30  fps
high
Mali-G68 MP5:
30 30 30 39.7 39.8 ~ 34 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 31 31 31 32 ~ 31 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 32 ~ 30 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 505:
42 47 47 58 ~ 49 fps
high
100%
Adreno 505:
41 46 47 58 ~ 48 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 50 52 53 54 ~ 39 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 505:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 505:
19 19 24 25 27 27 30 30 30 ~ 26 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 505:
27 29 29 30 30 ~ 29 fps
207%
Mali-G68 MP5:
60  fps
high
100%
Adreno 505:
12 19 21 24 27 ~ 21 fps
286%
Mali-G68 MP5:
60  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 505:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G68 MP5 → 191%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 214%

Qualcomm Adreno 505ARM Mali-G68 MP5
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal58.5
Genshin Impact554737
PUBG Mobile2524373034
Asphalt 9: Legends29216060
Qualcomm Adreno 505ARM Mali-G68 MP5
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
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