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ARM Mali-G78 MP20 vs Qualcomm Adreno 730

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 730

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The Qualcomm Adreno 730 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The chip will be available starting early 2022 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. 

According to Qualcomm, the Adreno 730 GPU offers a 30% improved performance thanks to 30% more ALUs over the Adreno 660, its predecessor, which is integrated into the Snapdragon 888 SoC.  Thanks to the new 4nm process, the power efficiency should also be improved.

The Adreno 730 supports Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0 FP. 

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ARM Mali-G78 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 730
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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 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
Mali-G57 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
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Adreno 735 compare @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 732 compare
Adreno 730 @ 0.8 GHz
Adreno 725 compare @ 0.8 GHz
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CodenameValhall
ArchitectureValhall
Pipelines24 - unified
Shared Memorynoyes
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology5 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement26.05.2020 30.11.2021
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz
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 730GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 18 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7344     avg: 8841     median: 9526 (41%)     max: 9654 Points
min: 1067     avg: 11770     median: 11974 (52%)     max: 15306 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 11005     avg: 13516     median: 13988 (31%)     max: 15556 Points
min: 15268     avg: 24195     median: 25285 (56%)     max: 27751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 6606     avg: 7184     median: 7205 (30%)     max: 7742 Points
min: 5983     avg: 10777     median: 10726 (45%)     max: 13386 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 8605     avg: 9432     median: 8957 (22%)     max: 10733 Points
min: 11082     avg: 17826     median: 18581 (46%)     max: 20955 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7057     avg: 7127     median: 7064 (4%)     max: 7261 Points
min: 6483     avg: 10277     median: 10412 (5%)     max: 11201 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1626     avg: 1816     median: 1823 (2%)     max: 1998 Points
min: 1567     avg: 2544     median: 2568 (3%)     max: 2899 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
14 fps (5%)
min: 13     avg: 19.8     median: 20 (7%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 23     avg: 27     median: 28 (5%)     max: 30 fps
min: 19     avg: 41.2     median: 42 (8%)     max: 52 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 49     avg: 58.7     median: 58 (4%)     max: 69 fps
min: 60     avg: 104.3     median: 102 (8%)     max: 138 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 40     avg: 46.7     median: 48 (5%)     max: 52 fps
min: 50     avg: 85.5     median: 84 (8%)     max: 108 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 60     avg: 75     median: 65 (1%)     max: 100 fps
min: 95     avg: 144.2     median: 143 (3%)     max: 189 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 89     avg: 110     median: 90 (4%)     max: 151 fps
min: 126     avg: 210.3     median: 211 (9%)     max: 282 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 730
min: 245     avg: 388.8     median: 389.5 (3%)     max: 468 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 270503     avg: 282634     median: 282630 (28%)     max: 294770 Points
min: 293017     avg: 423114     median: 430076 (43%)     max: 479126 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 428974     avg: 468332     median: 486753 (39%)     max: 489270 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
88.8 fps (2%)
min: 128.28     avg: 144.8     median: 144.8 (4%)     max: 161.33 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
min: 5301     avg: 5752     median: 5535 (1%)     max: 6421 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 6354     avg: 7072     median: 6805.5 (2%)     max: 8322 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: 5.52     avg: 9.3     median: 9.4 (4%)     max: 14.2 Watt

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

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 730 → 176% 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 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra Ultra
Adreno 730:
60 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 730:
110  fps
high
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
60 60 61 ~ 60 fps
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
low
Adreno 730:
55 91 ~ 73 fps
high
Adreno 730:
55  fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
55 60 ~ 58 fps
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
Adreno 730:
35 59.3 59.6 ~ 51 fps
med.
Adreno 730:
35 60 ~ 48 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
30 34 41.7 59.4 60 ~ 45 fps
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
60  fps
125%
Adreno 730:
30 43 56.9 60 60 60 60 60 60 63 72 90 94 99 103 188 ~ 75 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 730:
57 57 58 58 58.8 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 89.2 ~ 61 fps
med.
Adreno 730:
51 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 59 fps
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
30 40 ~ 35 fps
163%
Adreno 730:
30 30 50 55 58 58 58.9 59 59 59 59 59.8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 57 fps
ultra
Adreno 730:
30 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 ~ 40 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
85  fps
71%
Adreno 730:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
Adreno 730:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
90  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 730 → 119%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 117%

ARM Mali-G78 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 730
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal6060
League of Legends: Wild Rift1106060
Call of Duty Mobile735558
Genshin Impact514845
Armajet6075
PUBG Mobile3561595740
Dead Trigger 28560
Asphalt 9: Legends45
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