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IMG BXM-8-256 vs ARM Mali-G57 MP2

IMG BXM-8-256

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The Imagination IMG BXM-8-256 is an integrated graphics card for ARM-SoCs. It first appeared in the mid-range MediaTek Dimensity 930 (6nm) clocked at up to 900 MHz. The iGPU is based on the B-Series architecture that should be about 30% more power efficient than the previous generation (PowerVR). According to Imagination the BXM-8-256 MC1 (single core) offers 8 texels / clock and 256 FP32 / clock. The wavefront width is 128 Bit.

The GPU supports OpenGL ES 3.X, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0, and Android NN HAL.

ARM Mali-G57 MP2

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The ARM Mali-G57 MP2 (or MC2) is an integrated mid-range graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced mid 2021 in the MediaTek Dimensity 700 and uses 2 clusters (hence the MC2/MP2 name). 

The G57 is based on the new Valhall architecture and is intended for mainstream phones. 

The performance of the G57MP2 in our benchmarks is comparable to the Adreno 618.

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

IMG BXM-8-256ARM Mali-G57 MP2
Mali-G Series
IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.9 GHz64 Bit
IMG BXM-4-64 MC1 compare
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 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 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
CodenameB-SeriesValhall
ArchitectureB-SeriesBifrost
Core Speed900 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memorynono
APIOpenGL ES 3.x, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3
technology6 nm7 nm
Date of Announcement09.09.2014 03.07.2020
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.imaginationtech.comdeveloper.arm.com
Pipelines2 - unified
CPU in IMG BXM-8-256GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 70608 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 70258 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 70208 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9308 x 2000 MHz? MHz900 MHz
min. - max.? MHz900 MHz
CPU in Mali-G57 MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek MT8188J8 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 8108 x 2000 MHz? MHz1068 MHz
Mediatek Dimensity 64008 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz680 - 1100 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
min: 1003     avg: 1192     median: 1208 (1%)     max: 1357 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
0 Points (0%)
min: 309     avg: 349.4     median: 333 (0%)     max: 1073 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Solar Bay
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3172     avg: 3338     median: 3419 (15%)     max: 3423 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3278     avg: 3365     median: 3404 (7%)     max: 3413 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2345     avg: 2513     median: 2551 (11%)     max: 2612 Points
min: 969     avg: 2563     median: 2554 (11%)     max: 3489 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2163     avg: 2325     median: 2344 (6%)     max: 2416 Points
min: 825     avg: 2425     median: 2407 (6%)     max: 3908 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 3172     avg: 3330     median: 3378 (30%)     max: 3440 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 3221     avg: 3385     median: 3445 (21%)     max: 3488 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 2386     avg: 2508     median: 2553 (13%)     max: 2586 Points
min: 963     avg: 2485     median: 2524 (12%)     max: 2791 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 2368     avg: 2409     median: 2420 (8%)     max: 2440 Points
min: 823     avg: 2332     median: 2356 (8%)     max: 2655 Points
min: 2     avg: 2.4     median: 2.5 (1%)     max: 2.8 fps
min: 1.9     avg: 5.7     median: 5.8 (1%)     max: 6.5 fps
min: 5.2     avg: 15.2     median: 15 (1%)     max: 18 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 17     avg: 18     median: 18 (2%)     max: 19 fps
min: 4.7     avg: 14.9     median: 15 (1%)     max: 28 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 25     avg: 32     median: 34.5 (1%)     max: 35 fps
min: 8.6     avg: 23.8     median: 25 (1%)     max: 43 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 61     avg: 62.2     median: 62 (3%)     max: 63 fps
min: 14     avg: 38.5     median: 40 (2%)     max: 70 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + IMG BXM-8-256
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 72     avg: 73.3     median: 73.5 (1%)     max: 74 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G57 MP2
min: 23     avg: 60     median: 63 (1%)     max: 69 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 97300     avg: 99703     median: 99542 (10%)     max: 102429 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 50589     avg: 60777     median: 52732 (4%)     max: 79011 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 30.78     avg: 33.7     median: 34.9 (1%)     max: 35.77 fps
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
min: 139     avg: 151     median: 157 (0%)     max: 157 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
min: 134     avg: 146     median: 152 (0%)     max: 152 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
24737 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
11252 Points (15%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 2.91     avg: 4.3     median: 3.8 (1%)     max: 7.46 Watt
min: 1.077     avg: 4     median: 3.2 (1%)     max: 11.1 Watt

Average Benchmarks IMG BXM-8-256 → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G57 MP2 → 161% n=22

- 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-G57 MP2:
29 29.5 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
ultra Ultra
Mali-G57 MP2:
29.5 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
ultra
Mali-G57 MP2:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
35 37.9 43.5 ~ 39 fps
105%
Mali-G57 MP2:
26 32.2 35.4 37 39.2 40 43 43.1 43.1 43.3 51 55 ~ 41 fps
med.
Mali-G57 MP2:
29.7  fps
ultra
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
24 24.7 25.9 ~ 25 fps
100%
Mali-G57 MP2:
17 20.7 22 23.2 23.5 23.7 24.4 26 26.6 27.2 29.8 31.1 ~ 25 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
60 82 ~ 71 fps
72%
Mali-G57 MP2:
30 30 30 30 59 59 59 60 60 61 82 ~ 51 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
39.6 39.7 40 ~ 40 fps
103%
Mali-G57 MP2:
30 37.4 37.7 37.9 39 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.8 39.8 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 58.5 60 ~ 41 fps
med.
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
29  fps
138%
Mali-G57 MP2:
39.7 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
29.7 29.8 30 30 30 39 ~ 31 fps
97%
Mali-G57 MP2:
28.4 29 29.1 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.8 29.9 29.9 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 39.3 40 ~ 30 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
115  fps
57%
Mali-G57 MP2:
39 90 ~ 65 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
30 59 59.4 ~ 49 fps
90%
Mali-G57 MP2:
30 57.4 ~ 44 fps
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
58.1 59.3 ~ 59 fps
71%
Mali-G57 MP2:
30 54.3 ~ 42 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
IMG BXM-8-256:
90 120 ~ 105 fps
64%
Mali-G57 MP2:
60 60 60 89 ~ 67 fps

Average Gaming IMG BXM-8-256 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G57 MP2 → 90%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 87%

IMG BXM-8-256ARM Mali-G57 MP2
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal3030
League of Legends: Wild Rift60
Genshin Impact39254129.725
Armajet7151
PUBG Mobile402931414030
Dead Trigger 211565
Asphalt 9: Legends49594442
Subway Surfers10567
IMG BXM-8-256ARM Mali-G57 MP2
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