PowerVR G6400

The PowerVR G6400 from Imagination Technologies is a fast mobile graphics solution that is used in tablet and smartphone SoCs like the Intel Merrifield series (e.g., Atom Z3460). Chips including this GPU are available from G2 2014 on and the performance is situated in the low high-end.

Architecture and Performance

The GPU is based on the series 6 (Rogue) and integrates four clusters with two TMUs each and a scalar Unified Shader architecture. The chip does offer more than twice of the performance compared to the SGX543MP3 from the Apple A6, while maintaining the same clocks. Even very demanding mobile games can be played without problems (as of 2013). Among others, the GPU supports OpenGL 3.x/4.x, OpenGL ES 3.0 as well as DirectX 10.

Energy Consumption

The manufacturer designed the PowerVR G6400 as a comparatively "wide" chip to achieve a high performance and a high energy efficiency at the same time. As a result, SoCs with the G6400 can also be used in smartphones. However, it does occupy a comparatively large area on the chip in return.

Manufacturer	Imagination
PowerVR Series 6 (Rogue) Series	PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6400 @ 400 - 533 MHz PowerVR G6200 64 @ 450 - 700 MHz
Codename	Rogue
Architecture	PowerVR Rogue
Core Speed	400 - 533 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memory	no
DirectX	DirectX 10
Features	OpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.1
Date of Announcement	10.09.2013
Link to Manufacturer Page	http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/sgx_series...

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics

15933 Points (3%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		15933

PowerVR SGX531 -97%

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ARM Mali-T628 MP4 -26%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -18%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 -17%

ARM Mali-T830 MP3 -16%

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 -12%

PowerVR GX6250 -10%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -9%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 -8%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 -2%

PowerVR G6400

Qualcomm Adreno 330 12%

PowerVR G6430 12%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 15%

Qualcomm Adreno 508 15%

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 18%

ARM Mali-T760 MP6 27%

Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 28%

AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins) 29%

Qualcomm Adreno 509 31%

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 3169%

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics

10221 Points (1%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		10221

Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core -88%

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PowerVR GE8320 -30%

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 -30%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -29%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -28%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 -22%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 -15%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 -12%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 -11%

PowerVR G6430 -1%

PowerVR G6400

Qualcomm Adreno 418 2%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 31%

Intel UHD Graphics 600 33%

Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) 38%

AMD Radeon HD 8330 38%

Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 40%

AMD Radeon HD 8210 42%

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) 45%

Intel HD Graphics 500 49%

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 3787%

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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16

23.6 fps (0%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		23.6

PowerVR SGX531 -98%

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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 -29%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 -25%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 -23%

PowerVR GE8320 -20%

PowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 -19%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 -7%

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 -5%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -4%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 -2%

PowerVR G6400

Qualcomm Adreno 330 0%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 4%

AMD Radeon HD 8210 6%

PowerVR GX6250 12%

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 14%

PowerVR G6430 17%

Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 23%

Qualcomm Adreno 508 26%

Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) 29%

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 8205%

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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16

33.3 fps (1%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		33.3

PowerVR SGX531 -97%

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NVIDIA GeForce 840M -10%

AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) -10%

AMD Radeon HD 8400 -10%

AMD Radeon R5 M335 -9%

Intel HD Graphics 4600 -7%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 -3%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 -3%

Intel HD Graphics 4000 -3%

ARM Mali-T830 MP3 -1%

PowerVR G6400

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 1%

Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 1%

Qualcomm Adreno 509 3%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 3%

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 4%

Qualcomm Adreno 610 5%

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 7%

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) 8%

AMD Radeon HD 8470D 8%

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 2026%

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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen

8.9 fps (1%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		8.9

Vivante GC7000UL -91%

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Qualcomm Adreno 405 -32%

PowerVR GE8300 -27%

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 -27%

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 -23%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 -21%

ARM Mali-T760 MP4 -20%

PowerVR G6200 -19%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 -14%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 -10%

PowerVR G6400

PowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 2%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 8%

PowerVR GE8320 8%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) 9%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 18%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 18%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 24%

PowerVR G6430 34%

AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) 35%

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 6934%

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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan

15.8 fps (4%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		15.8

Vivante GC7000UL -85%

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Qualcomm Adreno 509 -5%

AMD Radeon R7 M340 -5%

ARM Mali-T830 MP3 -5%

AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) -4%

Intel HD Graphics 4400 -4%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 -3%

AMD Radeon HD 8610G -1%

PowerVR GE8320 -1%

AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo) -1%

PowerVR G6400

AMD Radeon R5 M335 11%

AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) 13%

AMD Radeon R6 M340DX 13%

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 13%

Intel HD Graphics 515 17%

AMD Radeon R5 M430 18%

Qualcomm Adreno 612 20%

Intel HD Graphics 500 27%

PowerVR GM9446 27%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 2210%

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Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0

55.4 fps (91%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		55.37

NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 2) -92%

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Qualcomm Adreno 225 -30%

Broadcom VideoCore-IV -26%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -21%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 -19%

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 -16%

Qualcomm Adreno 320 -15%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -11%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 -6%

PowerVR G6430 -2%

PowerVR G6400

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 4%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 6%

ARM Mali-T624 7%

Qualcomm Adreno 420 7%

Qualcomm Adreno 405 8%

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU 8%

Intel HD Graphics 615 8%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 8%

Qualcomm Adreno 430 8%

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PowerVR G6200 9%

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Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality

9700 Points (22%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		9700

Vivante GC7000UL -90%

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ARM Mali-T624 -49%

Qualcomm Adreno 320 -44%

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 -38%

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 -34%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -31%

Qualcomm Adreno 405 -31%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 -20%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 -17%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 -12%

PowerVR G6400

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 1%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 2%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 8%

PowerVR G6430 13%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 19%

Qualcomm Adreno 418 32%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 56%

PowerVR GX6450 66%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 72%

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ARM Mali-G71 MP20 331%

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Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality

16066 Points (36%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		16066

Broadcom VideoCore-IV -91%

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ARM Mali-400 MP4 -60%

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 -54%

Qualcomm Adreno 405 -39%

ARM Mali-450 MP4 -39%

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 -30%

Qualcomm Adreno 320 -28%

ARM Mali-T624 -24%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -20%

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 -13%

PowerVR G6400

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 3%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 3%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 10%

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 12%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 20%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 22%

PowerVR G6430 23%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 32%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 42%

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Qualcomm Adreno 540 178%

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NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score

60.1 fps (89%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		60.1

NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 2) -58%

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Vivante GC800 0%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 0%

PowerVR G6430 0%

Qualcomm Adreno 420 0%

PowerVR SGX544MP2 0%

Qualcomm Adreno 320 0%

Qualcomm Adreno 405 0%

Qualcomm Adreno 430 0%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 0%

PowerVR G6400

PowerVR G6200 0%

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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 2D Graphics Tests

3769 Points (12%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		3769

PowerVR SGX543MP4 -93%

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Qualcomm Adreno 420 -18%

PowerVR GE8300 -17%

PowerVR GE8320 -16%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -15%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 -13%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 -12%

PowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 -11%

ARM Mali-T624 -2%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 -2%

PowerVR G6400

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 3%

Qualcomm Adreno 504 3%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 5%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) 7%

PowerVR G6200 7%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 9%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 11%

Apple A9X / PowerVR Series 7XT 13%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 22%

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Apple A13 Bionic GPU 427%

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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 3D Graphics Tests

1090 Points (4%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		1090

PowerVR GE8100 -80%

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Qualcomm Adreno 504 -21%

Qualcomm Adreno 405 -14%

Qualcomm Adreno 320 -13%

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 -10%

PowerVR G6200 -8%

Apple A12X Bionic GPU -7%

ARM Mali-T624 -2%

ARM Mali-450 MP4 -2%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 0%

PowerVR G6400

PowerVR SGX544MP2 4%

PowerVR GXA6850 6%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 7%

Apple A9X / PowerVR Series 7XT 8%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 9%

Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR 9%

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 12%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) 15%

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 17%

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ARM Mali-G52 MP2 1277%

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Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index

4532 points (99%)

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Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	2048 MB	457 /  MHz		4532

unknown -72%

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PowerVR G6430 -6%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 -6%

Qualcomm Adreno 430 -4%

Qualcomm Adreno 530 -3%

ARM Mali-T624 -2%

ARM Mali-T760 MP6 -1%

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU -1%

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Maxwell GPU -1%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 0%

PowerVR G6400

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 1%

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