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.

PowerVR Series 6 (Rogue) Series PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6400 @ 0.4 - 0.53 GHz PowerVR G6200 64 @ 0.45 GHz
Codename	Rogue
Architecture	PowerVR Rogue
Core Speed	400 - 533 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memory	no
API	DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.1
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 (2%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	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 22%

ARM Mali-T760 MP6 27%

Qualcomm Adreno 509 31%

Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) 31%

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 33%

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Apple M1 8-Core GPU 1659%

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics

10221 Points (1%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	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%

Qualcomm Adreno 540 69%

Qualcomm Adreno 630 172%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 865%

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

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

33.3 fps (1%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	33.3

PowerVR SGX531 -97%

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ARM Mali-G57 MP1 -16%

Qualcomm Adreno 420 -16%

PowerVR G6430 -15%

ARM Mali-T760 MP6 -13%

Qualcomm Adreno 508 -12%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 -3%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 -3%

ARM Mali-T830 MP3 -1%

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 0%

PowerVR G6400

Qualcomm Adreno 509 3%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 3%

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 4%

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 5%

Qualcomm Adreno 610 11%

Qualcomm Adreno 612 16%

PowerVR GM9446 19%

ARM Mali-G57 MP6 20%

ARM Mali-G52 MP2 28%

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ARM Mali-G710 MP10 304%

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GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +

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

23.6 fps (0%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	23.6

PowerVR SGX531 -98%

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ARM Mali-T760 MP2 -32%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 -29%

Qualcomm Adreno 505 -25%

NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 -23%

PowerVR GE8322 / IMG8322 -19%

PowerVR GE8320 -17%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 -7%

Qualcomm Adreno 506 -4%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 -2%

PowerVR G6400

Qualcomm Adreno 330 0%

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 2%

ARM Mali-T628 MP6 4%

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 5%

PowerVR GX6250 12%

PowerVR G6430 17%

Qualcomm Adreno 508 26%

Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) 29%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 30%

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Apple M2 8-Core GPU 3455%

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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan

15.8 fps (4%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	15.8

Vivante GC7000UL -85%

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Qualcomm Adreno 508 -13%

PowerVR GE8300 -10%

Qualcomm Adreno 510 -9%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 -9%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 -7%

Qualcomm Adreno 509 -5%

ARM Mali-T830 MP3 -5%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 -5%

ARM Mali-T880 MP4 -3%

PowerVR G6400

PowerVR GE8320 4%

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 13%

PowerVR GM9446 17%

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 23%

Qualcomm Adreno 612 27%

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 27%

Qualcomm Adreno 610 43%

Qualcomm Adreno 512 43%

Qualcomm Adreno 430 45%

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ARM Mali-G710 MP10 761%

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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen

8.9 fps (1%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	8.9

Vivante GC7000UL -91%

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Qualcomm Adreno 405 -32%

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 -27%

PowerVR GE8300 -23%

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%

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) 9%

PowerVR GE8320 15%

ARM Mali-T880 MP2 17%

Qualcomm Adreno 330 18%

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 24%

PowerVR G6430 34%

PowerVR GX6250 40%

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Apple M2 8-Core GPU 5335%

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Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0

55.4 fps (91%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	55.4

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%

ARM Mali-T760 MP8 8%

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Kepler GPU 8%

Qualcomm Adreno 430 8%

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	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	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	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	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	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	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 V1 2D Graphics Tests

3769 Points (4%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	3769

PowerVR SGX543MP4 -93%

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PowerVR GXA6850 -22%

Vivante GC7000UL -20%

Qualcomm Adreno 420 -18%

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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Qualcomm Adreno 650 1336%

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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests

1090 Points (2%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	1090

PowerVR GE8100 -80%

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PowerVR GE8300 -17%

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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Qualcomm Adreno 650 3811%

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Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index

4532 points (99%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Venue 7	Z3460	PowerVR G6400 457 MHz	2 GB	4532

NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 2) -73%

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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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