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ARM Mali-G72 MP3 vs Qualcomm Adreno 305 vs ARM Mali-G52 MP2

ARM Mali-G72 MP3

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The ARM Mali-G72 MP3 is an integrated mid-range graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced early 2018 in the MediaTek Helio P60 and uses 3 clusters (hence the MP3 name). 

The G72 is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture and offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 FL11_1 and Renderscript.

Qualcomm Adreno 305

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The Qualcomm Adreno 305 is an integrated graphics unit for smartphones and tablets that is used for mainstream SoCs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400- an S4 Plus-series (e. g. 8930AB, Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3). The Adreno 305 usually only offers half of the performance of the the Adreno 320 and is only slightly ahead of the Mali-400 MP4. Very demanding Android games of 2013 may not run completely smooth, but simple titles like Angry Birds and the usual multimedia tasks are no problem.

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.

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ARM Mali-G72 MP3Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Mali-G Series
Mali-G78 MP24 24
Mali-G78 MP22 24
Mali-G78 MP20 24
Mali-G78 MP14 14
Mali-G77 MP11 11
Mali-G77 MP9 9
Mali-G76 MP16 16
Mali-G76 MP12 10
Mali-G76 MP10 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 5
Mali-G57 MP6 6
Mali-G57 MP5 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 2
Mali-G52 MP2 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 4
Mali-G57 MP3 3
Mali-G57 MP2 2
Mali-G57 MP1 1
Mali-G51 MP4 4 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 330 32 @ 0.45 - 0.58 GHz
Adreno 320 16 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 308 6
Adreno 306 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 305 6 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 304 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Adreno 302 6 @ 0.4 GHz
Mali-G78 MP24 24
Mali-G78 MP22 24
Mali-G78 MP20 24
Mali-G78 MP14 14
Mali-G77 MP11 11
Mali-G77 MP9 9
Mali-G76 MP16 16
Mali-G76 MP12 10
Mali-G76 MP10 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 5
Mali-G57 MP6 6
Mali-G57 MP5 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 2
Mali-G52 MP2 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 4
Mali-G57 MP3 3
Mali-G57 MP2 2
Mali-G57 MP1 1
Mali-G51 MP4 4 @ 0.65 GHz
ArchitectureBifrostBifrost
Pipelines3 - unified6 - unified2 - unified
Core Speed850 MHz450 MHz950 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memorynoyesno
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL ES 3.0
technology16 nm28 nm12 nm
Date of Announcement18.10.2017 01.09.2012 06.03.2018
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.comwww.qualcomm.comdeveloper.arm.com
CacheL2: 128 KB
FeaturesOpenGL® ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.1, 3.2 Vulkan 1.0 OpenCL™ 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 Full Profile, RenderScript
CPU in Mali-G72 MP3GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 96118 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Samsung Exynos 96108 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
Samsung Exynos 96098 x 1600 MHz? MHz? MHz
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min. - max.? - 900 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 305GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM89284 x 1600 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ80284 x 1600 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB2 x 1700 MHz? MHz? MHz
» show 6 more
min. - max.? - 450 MHz? MHz
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
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min. - max.? - 850 MHz? - 1000 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 15971     avg: 21202     median: 20999.5 (2%)     max: 25625 Points
min: 3503     avg: 4146     median: 4210 (0%)     max: 4402 Points
min: 22232     avg: 24576     median: 25142 (3%)     max: 27034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 1780     avg: 2534     median: 2429 (0%)     max: 5435 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 3035     avg: 4947     median: 5238.5 (1%)     max: 5521 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 1309     avg: 1756     median: 1761.5 (8%)     max: 2074 Points
209 Points (1%)
min: 1595     avg: 1884     median: 1837 (8%)     max: 2243 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1159     avg: 1635     median: 1605.5 (4%)     max: 2021 Points
173 Points (0%)
min: 1464     avg: 1739     median: 1688.5 (4%)     max: 2069 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 853     avg: 1293     median: 1272 (5%)     max: 1659 Points
min: 596     avg: 1362     median: 1393 (6%)     max: 1628 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 721     avg: 1146     median: 1104 (3%)     max: 1533 Points
min: 530     avg: 1211     median: 1243 (3%)     max: 1875 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 1008     avg: 1646     median: 1641 (15%)     max: 2110 Points
58 Points (1%)
min: 1229     avg: 1861     median: 1841.5 (16%)     max: 2239 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 861     avg: 1526     median: 1503 (9%)     max: 2092 Points
46 Points (0%)
min: 1093     avg: 1719     median: 1699 (10%)     max: 2085 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 733     avg: 1255     median: 1264 (6%)     max: 1601 Points
min: 567     avg: 1338     median: 1393.5 (7%)     max: 1515 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 628     avg: 1112     median: 1104 (4%)     max: 1478 Points
min: 517     avg: 1180     median: 1240 (4%)     max: 1326 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 635     avg: 668     median: 652.5 (0%)     max: 713 Points
min: 289     avg: 693     median: 713.5 (0%)     max: 757 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 183     avg: 186.4     median: 185 (0%)     max: 192 Points
min: 72     avg: 175.1     median: 180 (0%)     max: 201 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
1.2 fps (0%)
min: 0.6     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (1%)     max: 1.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 2.1     avg: 3.1     median: 2.9 (1%)     max: 4.9 fps
min: 1.4     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (1%)     max: 4.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 6.1     avg: 8.4     median: 8.3 (1%)     max: 10 fps
min: 3.9     avg: 8.8     median: 8.9 (1%)     max: 11 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 5.8     avg: 8.2     median: 7.7 (1%)     max: 11 fps
min: 3.8     avg: 8.7     median: 9.1 (1%)     max: 13 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 6.9     avg: 13.1     median: 13 (0%)     max: 18 fps
min: 6.4     avg: 14.3     median: 15 (0%)     max: 16 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 16     avg: 21     median: 20 (1%)     max: 31 fps
min: 1.2     avg: 2     median: 1.7 (0%)     max: 6.1 fps
min: 1     avg: 22.7     median: 24 (1%)     max: 27 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP3
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 28     avg: 37.8     median: 38 (0%)     max: 48 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 305
min: 3.5     avg: 5.3     median: 5.7 (0%)     max: 6.2 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G52 MP2
min: 18     avg: 40.7     median: 43 (0%)     max: 46 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 756     avg: 1724     median: 1840 (64%)     max: 2156 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 3291     avg: 3821     median: 3867.5 (34%)     max: 4216 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 4234     avg: 4944     median: 4983 (52%)     max: 5498 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 25971     avg: 36762     median: 36761.5 (4%)     max: 47552 Points
min: 15389     avg: 39780     median: 38986 (4%)     max: 60674 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 35339     avg: 39404     median: 39837 (3%)     max: 42603 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 13.58     avg: 35.6     median: 34.9 (58%)     max: 48.99 fps
Basemark X 1.0 - Basemark X 1.0 Off-Screen
min: 2.265     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (13%)     max: 3.092 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 749     avg: 1438     median: 1433.5 (3%)     max: 1878 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 3492     avg: 4252     median: 4267 (9%)     max: 4725 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 13.77     avg: 14.7     median: 14.9 (0%)     max: 15.29 fps
min: 12.07     avg: 16.6     median: 17.4 (0%)     max: 18.95 fps
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 54.3     avg: 58.5     median: 58.7 (87%)     max: 64.6 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
529 Points (0%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 997     avg: 1071     median: 1071 (0%)     max: 1145 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 5364     avg: 8946     median: 7445.5 (3%)     max: 22800 Points
min: 1801     avg: 2413     median: 2406 (1%)     max: 3026 Points
min: 12281     avg: 20861     median: 22840 (8%)     max: 25138 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1538     avg: 4645     median: 2242.5 (4%)     max: 21615 Points
min: 516     avg: 702     median: 705.5 (1%)     max: 1008 Points
min: 14908     avg: 16129     median: 15593.5 (26%)     max: 18264 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 1651     avg: 3146     median: 3132 (68%)     max: 4046 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 3.48     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (1%)     max: 4 Watt
min: 2.42     avg: 4.6     median: 4.2 (2%)     max: 7.73 Watt

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP3 → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 305 → 15% n=9

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G52 MP2 → 199% n=9

- 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-G52 MP2:
30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
ultra Ultra
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Mali-G52 MP2:
18 26 27.8 29.2 33 ~ 27 fps
ultra
Mali-G52 MP2:
15 17.9 23.6 25.7 ~ 21 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
43 53 57 ~ 51 fps
102%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 44 53 53 56 57 57 57 60 61 67 ~ 52 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
25 30 30 37 48 56.5 ~ 38 fps
97%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30 30 30 35 35.5 35.9 37 37.1 38 38 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 37 fps
med.
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
25 26 30 30 ~ 28 fps
118%
Mali-G52 MP2:
19 29 30 30 30 34 39 40 40 40 ~ 33 fps
high
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
24 25 28 29 30 30 30 30 32 33 ~ 29 fps
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
17 20 28 28 28.6 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
60  fps
58%
Adreno 305:
35  fps
100%
Mali-G52 MP2:
60  fps
high
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
41  fps
54%
Adreno 305:
22  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
30.5 56 60 60 60 60 ~ 54 fps
56%
Adreno 305:
30  fps
ultra
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
49 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
50%
Adreno 305:
29  fps
52%
Mali-G52 MP2:
30  fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
50 56 56 60 60 ~ 56 fps
48%
Adreno 305:
27  fps
high
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
51 56 56 59 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
Adreno 305:
36  fps
high
Adreno 305:
34  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Adreno 305:
29  fps
Mali-G52 MP2:
52.5 59 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Adreno 305:
29 1280x720  fps
high
Adreno 305:
18 26 1280x720 ~ 22 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
19 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 28 fps
104%
Mali-G52 MP2:
28 29 30 30 30 ~ 29 fps
high
100%
Mali-G72 MP3:
17 17 21 25 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 ~ 26 fps
108%
Mali-G52 MP2:
24 27 30 30 30 ~ 28 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
Adreno 305:
42 1280x720  fps
high
Mali-G52 MP2:
53  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Adreno 305:
60 720x1280  fps
Mali-G52 MP2:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 305:
55 720x1085  fps
Mali-G52 MP2:
60  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP3 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 305 → 53%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 58%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G52 MP2 → 98%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 104%

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Diablo Immortal3030
Genshin Impact2721
Armajet5152
PUBG Mobile382829373329
World of Tanks Blitz6041352260
Arena of Valor5458302930
Dead Trigger 22958
Asphalt 9: Legends28262928
Real Racing 34253
Temple Run 26060
Subway Surfers5560
ARM Mali-G72 MP3Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G52 MP2
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