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Qualcomm Adreno 512 vs ARM Mali-G78 MP20 vs Qualcomm Adreno 540

Qualcomm Adreno 512

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The Qualcomm Adreno 512 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 510?).

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.

 

ARM Mali-G78 MP20

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The ARM Mali-G78MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced late 2021 in the Google Tensor SoC. It integrates 20 of the 24 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Valhal architecture. According to ARM it offers two new features: asynchronous top level and fragment dependency tracking.

The graphics card is one of the fastest in Android devices of 2020 and therefore able to run all games fluently.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0.

Qualcomm Adreno 540

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The Qualcomm Adreno 540 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC for smartphones. It was introduced in early 2017 and can be found in high-end Android smartphones. 

The integrated GPU is based on the optimized architecture of the Adreno 530, but features clearly improved clock speeds (710 versus 624 MHz according to Anandtech) and better thermal stability. This is also thanks to the new 10 nm process the Snapdragon 835 is produced in. In the reference smartphone from Qualcomm, the Adreno 540 is able to beat or perform at a similar level as the fastest smartphone graphics cards on the market (e.g. the ARM Mali-T880MP12, ARM Mali-G71MP8 or Apple A10 GPU). Therefore, it should be perfectly suited for demanding 3D gaming and also mobile VR and 4K displays.

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Qualcomm Adreno 512ARM Mali-G78 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 540
Adreno 500 Series
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Mali-G78 MP24 24
Mali-G78 MP22 24
Mali-G78 MP20 24
Mali-G78 MP14 14
Mali-G77 MP11 11
Mali-G77 MP9 9
Mali-G76 MP16 16
Mali-G76 MP12 10
Mali-G76 MP10 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 5
Mali-G57 MP6 6
Mali-G57 MP5 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 2
Mali-G52 MP2 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 4
Mali-G57 MP3 3
Mali-G57 MP2 2
Mali-G57 MP1 1
Mali-G51 MP4 4 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 500Valhall
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology14 nm5 nm10 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 26.05.2020 22.03.2017
CodenameValhall
Pipelines24 - unified
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
Core Speed710 MHz
CPU in Adreno 512GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6608 x 2200 MHz? MHz850 MHz
CPU in Mali-G78 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Google Tensor8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 540GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)8 x 2450 MHz? MHz710 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 540
0.2 pt (1%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
0.06787 -71%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
0.1025 -56%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.2337
...
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.2337 0%
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
33.3 14149%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 25561     avg: 28454     median: 29060 (3%)     max: 29496 Points
min: 16794     avg: 53776     median: 56046.5 (6%)     max: 58360 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
17290 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2359 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
4259 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 451     avg: 452     median: 452 (1%)     max: 453 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 508     avg: 513     median: 513 (1%)     max: 518 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
17180 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 1887     avg: 2062     median: 2120 (9%)     max: 2161 Points
min: 7344     avg: 8841     median: 9526 (41%)     max: 9654 Points
min: 3586     avg: 4690     median: 4956 (22%)     max: 5269 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1734     avg: 1942     median: 2001 (4%)     max: 2033 Points
min: 11005     avg: 13516     median: 13988 (31%)     max: 15556 Points
min: 3682     avg: 5894     median: 6245.5 (14%)     max: 6475 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 1270     avg: 1400     median: 1432 (7%)     max: 1442 Points
min: 6606     avg: 7184     median: 7205 (36%)     max: 7742 Points
min: 2866     avg: 3801     median: 3840 (19%)     max: 4101 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1134     avg: 1237     median: 1257 (4%)     max: 1268 Points
min: 8605     avg: 9432     median: 8957 (27%)     max: 10733 Points
min: 3324     avg: 4231     median: 4347 (13%)     max: 4490 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7057     avg: 7127     median: 7064 (4%)     max: 7261 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1626     avg: 1816     median: 1823 (2%)     max: 1998 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 826     avg: 831     median: 831 (1%)     max: 836 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 786     avg: 791     median: 791 (1%)     max: 796 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
14 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 3     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (1%)     max: 3.3 fps
min: 23     avg: 27     median: 28 (5%)     max: 30 fps
min: 9.3     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (2%)     max: 9.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 7.9     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (1%)     max: 8.8 fps
min: 49     avg: 58.7     median: 58 (4%)     max: 69 fps
min: 25     avg: 25.6     median: 26 (2%)     max: 26 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 8     avg: 8.8     median: 9 (1%)     max: 9.1 fps
min: 40     avg: 46.7     median: 48 (5%)     max: 52 fps
min: 22     avg: 24.5     median: 24 (3%)     max: 26 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 8.2     avg: 13.6     median: 15 (0%)     max: 15 fps
min: 60     avg: 75     median: 65 (1%)     max: 100 fps
min: 21     avg: 37.9     median: 40 (1%)     max: 43 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 20     avg: 22.1     median: 22.5 (1%)     max: 23 fps
min: 89     avg: 110     median: 90 (5%)     max: 151 fps
min: 43     avg: 55.2     median: 54 (3%)     max: 64 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 512
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 43     avg: 48.4     median: 50 (0%)     max: 51 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G78 MP20
min: 125     avg: 173.7     median: 144 (1%)     max: 252 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540
min: 69     avg: 107     median: 111.5 (1%)     max: 119 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 270503     avg: 282634     median: 282630 (35%)     max: 294770 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 38752     avg: 38763     median: 38762.5 (88%)     max: 38773 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
44696 Points (99%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
12.8 fps (0%)
88.8 fps (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 6741     avg: 13532     median: 6900 (7%)     max: 26954 Points
8356 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 2286     avg: 6896     median: 2290 (4%)     max: 16113 Points
3409 Points (6%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 8.65     avg: 9.8     median: 10.3 (4%)     max: 10.4 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 557% n=10

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 276% n=10

- 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 540:
60  fps
high
Adreno 540:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 540:
60  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
Mali-G78 MP20:
60  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Adreno 512:
30  fps
med.
100%
Adreno 512:
24 30 ~ 27 fps
high
100%
Adreno 512:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
117%
Mali-G78 MP20:
30 40 ~ 35 fps
133%
Adreno 540:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
Adreno 540:
91  fps
high
100%
Adreno 512:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
202%
Adreno 540:
91  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Adreno 512:
60  fps
102%
Adreno 540:
60 62 ~ 61 fps
ultra
100%
Adreno 512:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
122%
Adreno 540:
60 61 ~ 61 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Adreno 512:
60  fps
75%
Adreno 540:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
high
100%
Adreno 512:
60  fps
100%
Adreno 540:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
Adreno 540:
121  fps
high
Adreno 540:
121  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 512:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
283%
Mali-G78 MP20:
85  fps
197%
Adreno 540:
55 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 59 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Adreno 540:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 512:
28 29 30 ~ 29 fps
103%
Adreno 540:
29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Adreno 512:
28 28 ~ 28 fps
high
100%
Adreno 512:
28 28 28 30 ~ 29 fps
102%
Adreno 540:
29.5  fps
BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

2013
low 1280x720
Adreno 540:
20.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 540:
14.2  fps
high 1366x768
Adreno 540:
12.6  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
Adreno 540:
60  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-G78 MP20:
90  fps
Adreno 540:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
Adreno 512:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 200%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 117%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 126%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 121%

Qualcomm Adreno 540lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
PUBG Mobile40
World of Tanks Blitz9191
Arena of Valor6161
Shadow Fight 34560
Battle Bay121121
Dead Trigger 259
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Asphalt 9: Legends29.5
BioShock Infinite20.414.212.6
Real Racing 360
Temple Run 260
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ARM Mali-G78 MP20lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Armajet60
PUBG Mobile35
Dead Trigger 285
Temple Run 290
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< 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 512lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile302730
World of Tanks Blitz45
Arena of Valor6050
Shadow Fight 36060
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne29
Asphalt 9: Legends2829
Subway Surfers60
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