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NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU vs ARM Mali-G72 MP12 vs ARM Mali-G71 MP20

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU

► remove from comparison NVIDIA GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU)

The NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU (successor of the GeForce ULP series) is the integrated graphics card in the Tegra K1 (formerly known as Tegra 5). Compared to its predecessor, the GeForce ULP, it made the move to a unified shader architecture. It integrates a full-featured Kepler-based graphics card that includes a single SMX with 192 CUDA cores clocked at up to 950 MHz, 8 TMUs and 4 ROPs. Therefore, Tegra K1 offers about half the power of a GK208 chip (384 shaders, 32 TMUs, 8 ROPs) such as a GeForce GT 730M or 740M. This is a big step forward compared to the GeForce ULP in the Tegra 4 SoC, which was based on an old architecture with dedicated pixel- and vertex shaders that is similar to the GeForce 6 series of 2004 and supported only OpenGL ES 2.0. The new graphics card supports OpenGL 4.4 and DirectX 11 in hardware, or well above the current OpenGL ES 3.0 standard that is most common amongst the majority of mobile operating systems. Furthermore, the Kepler GPU can be used for general calculations using CUDA and OpenCL 1.2. As an example, Nvidia has shown how to perform real time video effects using the GPU and CUDA (Chimera 2).

Performance

In the 8-inch Nvidia Shield Tablet, Tegra K1 renders 66 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex offscreen test. Compared to the competition, Nvidia's SoC is clearly faster than the Qualcomm Adreno 420 (max. 40 fps, Snapdragon 805), PowerVR GX6450 (max. 44 fps, Apple A8) and Mali-T628 MP6 (max. 31 fps, Exynos 5430). Except for the even (slightly) more powerful PowerVR GXA6850 (max. 70 fps, Apple A8X), Tegra K1 has one of the fastest mobile GPUs in late 2014. Even the most demanding games and high resolution displays are handled without any problems.

More information on the SoC and performance data on the CPU can be found on the SoC page of the Tegra K1.

ARM Mali-G72 MP12

► remove from comparison ARM Mali-G72 MP12

The ARM Mali-G72 MP12 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in October 2017 in the Huawei Mate 10 and uses 12 clusters (hence the MP12 name). In our benchmarks it performs between a Adreno 530 and 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.

The G72 is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture and offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

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

ARM Mali-G71 MP20

► remove from comparison ARM Mali-G71 MP20

The ARM Mali-G71 MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics adapter for ARM SoCs, which was e.g. used in smartphone chip Samsung Exynos 9 8895. It features 20 clusters and is manufactured in 10nm FinFET (in the Exynos 8895). The performance is in the high-end class and therefore all current Android games should run fluently on the chip.

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPUARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
CodenameLogan / NVEA / GK20AMimir
ArchitectureKeplerBifrostBifrost
Pipelines192 - unified12 - unified8 - unified
Core Speed950 MHz850 MHz900 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesnono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4OpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2
technology28 nm16 nm16 nm
Date of Announcement06.01.2014 18.10.2017 29.03.2017
Mali-G Series
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
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
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.comwww.arm.com
CPU in GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU)GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Nvidia Tegra K1 (Denver)2 x 2300 - 2500 MHz? MHz950 MHz
Nvidia Tegra K14 x 2300 MHz? MHz950 MHz
min. - max.? MHz950 MHz
CPU in Mali-G72 MP12GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 9708 x 2400 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-G71 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 24927     avg: 34789     median: 37318.5 (4%)     max: 39590 Points
min: 33077     avg: 35410     median: 36347 (4%)     max: 36807 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
3350 Points (15%)
min: 3222     avg: 3555     median: 3426 (15%)     max: 4016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
4226 Points (9%)
min: 3896     avg: 4314     median: 4137 (9%)     max: 4908 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
2767 Points (14%)
min: 2648     avg: 3058     median: 3261 (16%)     max: 3265 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
3178 Points (10%)
min: 2723     avg: 3293     median: 3571 (11%)     max: 3584 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 8.4     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (2%)     max: 8.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 10     avg: 20.6     median: 23 (2%)     max: 24 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
23 fps (0%)
min: 24     avg: 36     median: 42 (1%)     max: 42 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 31     avg: 31.4     median: 31.2 (2%)     max: 32 fps
min: 50     avg: 54.3     median: 51 (3%)     max: 62 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 48     avg: 59.4     median: 60 (0%)     max: 66 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP12
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G71 MP20
min: 104     avg: 110     median: 105 (1%)     max: 121 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - 3DRating V4.0 for OpenGL ES 2.0
13320 Points (100%)
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 59.7     avg: 59.9     median: 59.9 (99%)     max: 60 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 28746     avg: 28894     median: 28893.5 (66%)     max: 29041 Points
25922 Points (59%)
min: 41022     avg: 41847     median: 42183 (96%)     max: 42335 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 36584     avg: 37063     median: 37063 (82%)     max: 37542 Points
39033 Points (87%)
min: 41901     avg: 43072     median: 43464 (97%)     max: 43852 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
26.9 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 4354     avg: 5448     median: 5448 (5%)     max: 6542 Points
8180 Points (8%)
7552 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 2119     avg: 2315     median: 2314.5 (4%)     max: 2510 Points
3761 Points (7%)
2573 Points (5%)
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 4435     avg: 4494     median: 4493.5 (98%)     max: 4552 Points

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 128% n=12

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G71 MP20 → 130% n=12

- 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%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
25  fps
128%
Mali-G72 MP12:
32  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP12:
32 32 33 40 ~ 34 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
60  fps
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
58  fps
103%
Mali-G72 MP12:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
31 55 ~ 43 fps
ultra
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
31  fps
161%
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 54 58 58 ~ 50 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
30  fps
200%
Mali-G72 MP12:
60  fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
55  fps
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
50  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
55 1920 x 1200   fps
67%
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 59 ~ 37 fps
55%
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Fifa 14 Mobile Android

Fifa 14 Mobile Android

2013
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
24.8 1920 x 1080   fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
27.7 1920 x 1200   fps
108%
Mali-G72 MP12:
29 29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
108%
Mali-G71 MP20:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
30  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP12:
30  fps
Gangstar Vegas

Gangstar Vegas

2013
ultra
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
21.1 1920 x 1200   fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
55 1920 x 1200   fps
93%
Mali-G72 MP12:
51  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-G71 MP20:
60  fps
Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

2011
low
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
52.2 1920 x 1200   fps
Minecraft - Pocket Edition

Minecraft - Pocket Edition

2011
ultra
100%
GeForce ULP K1 (Tegra K1 Kepler GPU):
56 1920 x 1200   fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 123%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 125%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G71 MP20 → 81%

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile25
World of Tanks Blitz6058
Arena of Valor31
Shadow Fight 330
Battle Bay5550
Dead Trigger 255
Fifa 14 Mobile Android24.8
Asphalt 8: Airborne27.7
Gangstar Vegas21.1
Real Racing 355
Grand Theft Auto 3 Android52.2
Minecraft - Pocket Edition56
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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PUBG Mobile3234
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor4350
Shadow Fight 360
Dead Trigger 237
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
Real Racing 351
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