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ARM Mali-G52 MP2 vs Qualcomm Adreno 650

ARM Mali-G52 MP2

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The ARM Mali-G52 MP2 (or G52MC2) is an integrated mid-range graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced mid 2020 in the MediaTek Helio G80 with a clock speed of up to 950 MHz.

The G52 is based on the Bifrost architecture and is intended for mainstream phones. ARM claims that the G52 series offers 30% more performance density and 15% better energy efficiency compared to the ARM Mali G51 series.

The performance of the G52MP2 in our benchmarks (in the Helio G80) is comparable to the Adreno 612 and ARM Mali-G72 MP3 (thanks to the high clock speed of the G52MP2).

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

Qualcomm Adreno 650

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The Qualcomm Adreno 650 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 865+ and 870 SoCs. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. The base clock speed of the GPU is 250 MHz and the boost depends on the used SoC. For the 865 it is 587 MHz, the 865 Plus increased to 846 MHz and the 2021 870 reached 670 MHz.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 650 GPU offers a 25% improved performance over the Adreno 640, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 855 SoC. The enhanced performance is achieved by the Adreno 650 having 50% more compute units (ALUs) than the Adreno 640. Furthermore, the clock speed of the pixel shaders was also increased by 50%.

The performance in our first benchmarks of a reference system positions itself above the ARM Mali-G76 MP16 and e.g. in 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme even on the top spot. In GFXBench only the Apple A13 GPU is able to best the Adreno 650 (regarding smartphone GPUs).

As a novelty, the GPU driver can be updated in the Android Play Store. Furthermore, some features are running under the Elite Gaming brand (e.g., 144 Hz display support, desktop forward rendering). 

The Adreno 650 supports Vulkan 1.1, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. Furthermore, games and videos can use HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (with a supported display). The 650 supports 2 displays with up to 4K 60 Hz / QHD+ 144 Hz.

ARM Mali-G52 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 650
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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 2 @ 0.95 GHz
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Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
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ArchitectureBifrostAdreno 600
Pipelines2 - unified
Core Speed950 (Boost) MHz250 - 670 (Boost) MHz
CacheL2: 128 KB
Shared Memorynoyes
technology12 nm7 nm
FeaturesOpenGL® ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.1, 3.2 Vulkan 1.0 OpenCL™ 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 Full Profile, RenderScriptOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
Date of Announcement06.03.2018 04.12.2019
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.com
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
CPU in Mali-G52 MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek Kompanio 5208 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Mediatek Helio P658 x 2000 MHz820 MHz? MHz
UNISOC T6188 x 2000 MHz850 MHz? MHz
min. - max.? - 850 MHz? - 1000 MHz
CPU in Adreno 650GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G8 x 2420 MHz, 5 W? MHz670 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)8 x 2420 MHz, 5 W250 MHz646 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8658 x 2420 MHz, 5 W250 MHz587 MHz
min. - max.250 - 850 MHz587 - 1000 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 22232     avg: 24576     median: 25142 (3%)     max: 27034 Points
min: 7970     avg: 9563     median: 9684 (42%)     max: 11492 Points
min: 11617     avg: 13051     median: 12858 (28%)     max: 16809 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 596     avg: 1362     median: 1408 (7%)     max: 1628 Points
min: 6960     avg: 8089     median: 8085 (40%)     max: 8975 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 530     avg: 1212     median: 1248 (4%)     max: 1875 Points
min: 8593     avg: 9728     median: 9498 (28%)     max: 11999 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 289     avg: 695     median: 716.5 (0%)     max: 757 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 72     avg: 175.4     median: 180 (0%)     max: 201 Points
min: 9.7     avg: 9.9     median: 10 (4%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 1.4     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (1%)     max: 4.1 fps
min: 18     avg: 21.1     median: 21 (4%)     max: 27 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 3.9     avg: 8.9     median: 9.2 (1%)     max: 11 fps
min: 27     avg: 55     median: 55 (4%)     max: 67 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.8     avg: 8.7     median: 9.2 (1%)     max: 13 fps
min: 39     avg: 52.6     median: 51 (6%)     max: 62 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 6.4     avg: 14.3     median: 15 (0%)     max: 16 fps
min: 67     avg: 87.2     median: 88 (2%)     max: 103 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1     avg: 22.8     median: 24 (1%)     max: 27 fps
min: 96     avg: 125.1     median: 125 (7%)     max: 151 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G52 MP2
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 18     avg: 40.9     median: 43 (0%)     max: 46 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 650
min: 168     avg: 209.5     median: 206 (2%)     max: 266 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 12.07     avg: 16.6     median: 17.4 (0%)     max: 18.95 fps
min: 72.6     avg: 75.5     median: 75 (0%)     max: 78.57 fps
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
529 Points (0%)
2688 Points (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
997 Points (0%)
2532 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 12281     avg: 20861     median: 22840 (23%)     max: 25138 Points
54110 Points (54%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 14908     avg: 16129     median: 15593.5 (27%)     max: 18264 Points
42627 Points (75%)

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G52 MP2 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 542% n=20

- 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
200%
Adreno 650:
60  fps
ultra Ultra
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
200%
Adreno 650:
60  fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 650:
60 119 ~ 90 fps
high
Adreno 650:
60 117 ~ 89 fps
ultra
Adreno 650:
60 118 ~ 89 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
ultra
Adreno 650:
60  fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
26  fps
231%
Adreno 650:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
15  fps
400%
Adreno 650:
59 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 44 53 53 56 57 57 57 60 61 67 ~ 52 fps
137%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 52 59 60 60 60 60 62 64 85 91 114 117 119 120 ~ 71 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 30 35 38 38 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 37 fps
165%
Adreno 650:
40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90 ~ 61 fps
med.
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
19 29 30 30 30 34 39 40 40 40 ~ 33 fps
176%
Adreno 650:
40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
17 20 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
183%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 30 30 39 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 53 fps
ultra
Adreno 650:
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 650:
60 60 62 ~ 61 fps
ultra
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30  fps
200%
Adreno 650:
60 60 61 ~ 60 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
52.5 59 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
172%
Adreno 650:
60 60 90 105 142 144 ~ 100 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
28 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
155%
Adreno 650:
30 30 60 60 ~ 45 fps
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
24 27 30 30 30 ~ 28 fps
146%
Adreno 650:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 58 60 60 60 ~ 41 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
53  fps
192%
Adreno 650:
60 144 ~ 102 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
60  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G52 MP2 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 650 → 197%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 206%

ARM Mali-G52 MP2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal3030
Genshin Impact2615
Armajet52
PUBG Mobile373329
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor30
Dead Trigger 258
Asphalt 9: Legends2928
Real Racing 353
Temple Run 260
Subway Surfers60
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Qualcomm Adreno 650lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
League of Legends: Wild Rift908989
Call of Duty Mobile60
Genshin Impact6060
Armajet71
PUBG Mobile61585340
Arena of Valor6160
Dead Trigger 2100
Asphalt 9: Legends4541
Real Racing 3102
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< 120 fps
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