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ARM Mali-G78 MP20 vs Qualcomm Adreno 642L

ARM Mali-G78 MP20

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The ARM Mali-G78MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced late 2021 in the Google Tensor SoC. It integrates 20 of the 24 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Valhal architecture. According to ARM it offers two new features: asynchronous top level and fragment dependency tracking.

The graphics card is one of the fastest in Android devices of 2020 and therefore able to run all games fluently.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0.

Qualcomm Adreno 642L

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The Qualcomm Adreno 642L is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC. The chip will be available from mid 2021 and will be used mainly in upper mid-range Android devices.

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 642L GPU offers a 40% improved performance over the Adreno 620 (compared to the specified +50% of the 642 in the SD 780G), its predecessor, which is integrated in the Snapdragon 768G SoC. This is also thanks to the fast LPDDR4X-4200 memory support of the SoC.

The Adreno 642L supports OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1.

The Snapdragon 778G and therefore also the 642L is manufactured in the modern 6nm UEV process at TSMC that should provide a good power efficiency.

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ARM Mali-G78 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 642L
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CodenameValhall
ArchitectureValhall
Pipelines24 - unified
Shared Memorynoyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2
technology5 nm6 nm
Date of Announcement26.05.2020 07.05.2021
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.1
CPU in Mali-G78 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Google Tensor8 x 1800 MHz? MHz848 MHz
CPU in Adreno 642LGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 38 x 2400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G8 x 1900 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G8 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 642L
0.3 pt (1%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
0.05576 -82%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
0.0842 -73%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.192 -39%
Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.3143
...
Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.3143 0%
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
33.3 10495%
0%
100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7057     avg: 7127     median: 7064 (4%)     max: 7261 Points
min: 2321     avg: 2517     median: 2493.5 (1%)     max: 2831 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1626     avg: 1816     median: 1823 (2%)     max: 1998 Points
min: 681     avg: 696     median: 687.5 (1%)     max: 768 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 782     avg: 789     median: 788.5 (1%)     max: 795 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 832     avg: 840     median: 840 (1%)     max: 848 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
37738 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 46148     avg: 74921     median: 88482 (9%)     max: 90133 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
30747 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
4790 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
5577 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7344     avg: 8841     median: 9526 (41%)     max: 9654 Points
min: 6398     avg: 6666     median: 6638 (29%)     max: 7281 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 11005     avg: 13516     median: 13988 (31%)     max: 15556 Points
min: 7199     avg: 7627     median: 7536 (17%)     max: 8605 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 6606     avg: 7184     median: 7205 (30%)     max: 7742 Points
min: 5032     avg: 5413     median: 5393.5 (23%)     max: 5763 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 8605     avg: 9432     median: 8957 (22%)     max: 10733 Points
min: 5103     avg: 5654     median: 5612 (14%)     max: 6240 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
min: 6320     avg: 6409     median: 6358 (56%)     max: 6798 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
min: 7138     avg: 7328     median: 7238 (43%)     max: 8182 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
0 Points (0%)
min: 4967     avg: 5076     median: 5031.5 (25%)     max: 5385 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
min: 5134     avg: 5267     median: 5205 (17%)     max: 5807 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1067     avg: 1072     median: 1072 (1%)     max: 1077 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 995     avg: 996     median: 996 (1%)     max: 997 Points
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 7.15     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (0%)     max: 8.38 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
14 fps (5%)
min: 5.9     avg: 6.2     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 6.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 23     avg: 27     median: 28 (5%)     max: 30 fps
min: 13     avg: 13.6     median: 13.5 (2%)     max: 15 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 49     avg: 58.7     median: 58 (4%)     max: 69 fps
min: 34     avg: 36.4     median: 36 (3%)     max: 40 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 40     avg: 46.7     median: 48 (5%)     max: 52 fps
min: 33     avg: 33.7     median: 33 (3%)     max: 37 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 60     avg: 75     median: 65 (1%)     max: 100 fps
min: 56     avg: 57.7     median: 57 (1%)     max: 64 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 89     avg: 110     median: 90 (4%)     max: 151 fps
min: 77     avg: 79.1     median: 78 (3%)     max: 89 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G78 MP20
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 125     avg: 173.7     median: 144 (1%)     max: 252 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 642L
min: 81     avg: 131.6     median: 133 (1%)     max: 148 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 270503     avg: 282634     median: 282630 (28%)     max: 294770 Points
min: 135972     avg: 157798     median: 157454 (16%)     max: 175807 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
88.8 fps (2%)
min: 45.96     avg: 49.6     median: 46.9 (1%)     max: 54.4 fps
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
42 Samples/s (0%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
53 Samples/s (0%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
944 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 23666     avg: 31803     median: 30994 (11%)     max: 38436 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 26134     avg: 36660     median: 40236 (53%)     max: 43000 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 8.65     avg: 9.8     median: 10.3 (4%)     max: 10.4 Watt
min: 0     avg: 4.3     median: 4 (2%)     max: 9.27 Watt

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 100% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 62% n=15

- 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
Adreno 642L:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 642L:
51 60 ~ 56 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
ultra
Adreno 642L:
61  fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
60  fps
148%
Adreno 642L:
60 60 60 60 89 99 103 119 120 121 ~ 89 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 642L:
40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 58 fps
med.
Adreno 642L:
40 40 ~ 40 fps
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
30 40 ~ 35 fps
109%
Adreno 642L:
30 30 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 38 fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
Adreno 642L:
33.7 36.2 ~ 35 fps
med. 1366x768
Adreno 642L:
25 26.3 ~ 26 fps
high 1920x1080
Adreno 642L:
14.8 14.8 ~ 15 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Adreno 642L:
13 13 ~ 13 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
85  fps
71%
Adreno 642L:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
Adreno 642L:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
90  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 642L:
90  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 642L → 109%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 90%

ARM Mali-G78 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 642L
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal5956
League of Legends: Wild Rift61
Armajet6089
PUBG Mobile35584038
Dota 2 Reborn35261513
Dead Trigger 28560
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
Subway Surfers90
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