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ARM Mali-450 MP4 vs ARM Mali-T720 MP2

ARM Mali-450 MP4

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The ARM Mali-450 MP4 is an OpenGL ES 2.0 capable GPU for ARM SoCs (System on a Chip). It is primarily designed for tablets and smartphones with mobile operating systems like Android. MP4 is the version with four cores (so called fragment processors). 

ARM Mali-T720 MP2

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The ARM Mali-T720 MP2 is a mobile graphics solution that can be found in ARM SoCs. The chip is available since Q1/2015. Besides OpenGL ES 3.1, the GPU supports OpenCL 1.1 as well as DirectX 11 FL9_3. According to ARM, the Mali-T720 can be scaled from 1 - 8 cores/clusters and clocks up to 650 MHz.

ARM Mali-450 MP4ARM Mali-T720 MP2
ArchitectureUtgardMidgard (3rd-gen)
Core Speed700 MHz650 MHz
Shared Memorynono
APIOpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.1
technology28 nm
Date of Announcement21.06.2012 01.03.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.comwww.arm.com
Mali-T700 Series
Mali-T760 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.7 - 0.77 GHz
Mali-T760 MP6 compare 6 @ 0.7 GHz
Mali-T760 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T760 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.7 GHz
Mali-T720 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T720 MP2 2 @ 0.65 GHz
Mali-T720 compare 1 @ 0.6 GHz
CodenameMidgard (3rd Generation)
Pipelines2 - unified
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.1, DirectX 11.1, Renderscript, FSAA/MSAA
CPU in Mali-450 MP4GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 6208 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT65928 x 1700 - 2000 MHz700 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom x3-C3230RK4 x 1100 MHz? MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT81274 x 1500 MHz600 MHz? MHz
min. - max.600 - 700 MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-T720 MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa8 x 1600 MHz? MHz600 MHz
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz4 x 1500 MHz600 MHz? MHz
Samsung Exynos 75784 x 1500 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? - 700 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

min: 2789     avg: 4940     median: 4680.5 (1%)     max: 7542 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 88     avg: 221.1     median: 238 (1%)     max: 333 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 70     avg: 182.5     median: 196.5 (0%)     max: 273 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 38     avg: 140.2     median: 151 (1%)     max: 190 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 62     avg: 114.4     median: 123 (0%)     max: 154 Points
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 1.2     avg: 2.2     median: 2.3 (0%)     max: 4.4 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
0 fps (0%)
min: 1.6     avg: 3.4     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 6.1 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-450 MP4
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T720 MP2
min: 5     avg: 9.3     median: 9.6 (0%)     max: 14 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 24.7     avg: 34.7     median: 31.3 (52%)     max: 53.9 fps
min: 25.17     avg: 30.7     median: 32.5 (54%)     max: 34.29 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 3417     avg: 3663     median: 3612.5 (8%)     max: 4142 Points
min: 2852     avg: 3745     median: 4159 (9%)     max: 4224 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 8224     avg: 9791     median: 9924 (22%)     max: 11110 Points
min: 6359     avg: 7331     median: 7310 (16%)     max: 8343 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 52.2     avg: 56.7     median: 57.4 (85%)     max: 62.9 fps
min: 53.3     avg: 57.7     median: 59.6 (89%)     max: 60.3 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1545     avg: 2090     median: 2200.5 (2%)     max: 2730 Points
min: 2830     avg: 2950     median: 2914.5 (3%)     max: 3140 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 903     avg: 1073     median: 1123 (2%)     max: 1253 Points
min: 894     avg: 984     median: 956.5 (2%)     max: 1128 Points
min: 2948     avg: 3878     median: 4007 (87%)     max: 4368 Points

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-450 MP4 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T720 MP2 → 101% n=11

- 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.

Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Mali-T720 MP2:
32  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Mali-T720 MP2:
27 29 30 30 30 30 30 32 34 46 48 ~ 33 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Mali-T720 MP2:
0 (!) 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 27 fps
high
Mali-T720 MP2:
0 (!) 13 14 15 16 18 22 24 24 29 42 43 ~ 22 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
Mali-T720 MP2:
58  fps
high
Mali-T720 MP2:
35  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-T720 MP2:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
ARM Mali-T720 MP2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Arena of Valor32
Dead Trigger 233
Asphalt 8: Airborne2722
Real Racing 35835
Temple Run 260
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