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ARM Mali-G78 MP20 vs PowerVR GX6250 vs ARM Mali-G71 MP20

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.

PowerVR GX6250

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The PowerVR GX6250 from Imagination Technologies is a mobile graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is usually used in Android based laptops and smartphones. It was first announced in the MediaTek MT8173 in mid 2014. The performance should be in the higher middle class of mobile GPUs.

The graphics card is part of the series 6XT (Rogue) of GPUs and offers a unified shader architecture with two clusters, two TMUs and 32 FP32-ALUs. The GPU supports OpenGL 3.x/4.x, OpenGL ES 3.x and DirectX 10.

In the MT8173 the GPU is clocked at 700 MHz and therefore the performance should be similar to the Adreno 330. Therefore, even demanding games of 2014 should run fluently.

ARM Mali-G71 MP20

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The ARM Mali-G71 MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics adapter for ARM SoCs, which was e.g. used in smartphone chip Samsung Exynos 9 8895. It features 20 clusters and is manufactured in 10nm FinFET (in the Exynos 8895). The performance is in the high-end class and therefore all current Android games should run fluently on the chip.

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ARM Mali-G78 MP20PowerVR GX6250ARM Mali-G71 MP20
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
PowerVR GXA6850 256 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit
PowerVR GX6450 128 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit
PowerVR GX6250 64 @ 0.7 GHz64 Bit
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
CodenameValhallRogueMimir
ArchitectureValhallPowerVR RogueBifrost
Pipelines24 - unified64 - unified8 - unified
Shared Memorynonono
APIOpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 10, OpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.xOpenGL ES 3.2
technology5 nm28 nm16 nm
Date of Announcement26.05.2020 09.09.2014 29.03.2017
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.comwww.imgtec.comwww.arm.com
Core Speed700 (Boost) MHz900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
FeaturesOpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.x
CPU in Mali-G78 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Google Tensor8 x 1800 MHz? MHz848 MHz
CPU in PowerVR GX6250GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Mediatek MT81766 x 2100 MHz600 MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT81734 x 2400 MHz? MHz700 MHz
Mediatek MT8173C4 x 2100 MHz? MHz700 MHz
min. - max.600 - ? MHz700 MHz
CPU in Mali-G71 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 11719     avg: 14380     median: 14121 (1%)     max: 16690 Points
min: 33077     avg: 35410     median: 36347 (4%)     max: 36807 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7344     avg: 8841     median: 9526 (41%)     max: 9654 Points
min: 796     avg: 932     median: 840 (4%)     max: 1159 Points
min: 3222     avg: 3555     median: 3426 (15%)     max: 4016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 11005     avg: 13516     median: 13988 (31%)     max: 15556 Points
min: 754     avg: 891     median: 812 (2%)     max: 1108 Points
min: 3896     avg: 4314     median: 4137 (9%)     max: 4908 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 6606     avg: 7184     median: 7205 (30%)     max: 7742 Points
min: 532     avg: 690     median: 612 (3%)     max: 926 Points
min: 2648     avg: 3058     median: 3261 (14%)     max: 3265 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 8605     avg: 9432     median: 8957 (22%)     max: 10733 Points
min: 506     avg: 614     median: 528 (1%)     max: 809 Points
min: 2723     avg: 3293     median: 3571 (9%)     max: 3584 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
0 Points (0%)
min: 671     avg: 844     median: 805.5 (7%)     max: 1092 Points
min: 3414     avg: 3796     median: 3958 (35%)     max: 4015 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
min: 595     avg: 762     median: 741 (4%)     max: 970 Points
min: 3928     avg: 4546     median: 4786 (29%)     max: 4923 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
0 Points (0%)
min: 489     avg: 716     median: 744 (4%)     max: 887 Points
min: 2584     avg: 2989     median: 3188 (16%)     max: 3194 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
0 Points (0%)
min: 413     avg: 628     median: 660 (2%)     max: 778 Points
min: 2661     avg: 3204     median: 3472 (12%)     max: 3479 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7057     avg: 7127     median: 7064 (4%)     max: 7261 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1626     avg: 1816     median: 1823 (2%)     max: 1998 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
14 fps (5%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 23     avg: 27     median: 28 (5%)     max: 30 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 49     avg: 58.7     median: 58 (4%)     max: 69 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 40     avg: 46.7     median: 48 (5%)     max: 52 fps
min: 2     avg: 3.5     median: 3.4 (0%)     max: 5.1 fps
25 fps (2%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 60     avg: 75     median: 65 (1%)     max: 100 fps
min: 4.9     avg: 7.5     median: 7.5 (0%)     max: 9.9 fps
min: 24     avg: 36     median: 42 (1%)     max: 42 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 89     avg: 110     median: 90 (4%)     max: 151 fps
min: 8.5     avg: 12.5     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
min: 50     avg: 54.3     median: 51 (2%)     max: 62 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 + PowerVR GX6250
min: 18     avg: 26.4     median: 27.8 (0%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G71 MP20
min: 104     avg: 110     median: 105 (1%)     max: 121 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 270503     avg: 282634     median: 282630 (28%)     max: 294770 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 41022     avg: 41847     median: 42183 (96%)     max: 42335 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 41901     avg: 43072     median: 43464 (97%)     max: 43852 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
88.8 fps (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
7552 Points (3%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
2573 Points (4%)
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

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 100% n=8

Average Benchmarks PowerVR GX6250 → 10% n=8

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G71 MP20 → 50% n=8

- 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.

Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
60  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
30 40 ~ 35 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
85  fps
53%
PowerVR GX6250:
30 59 ~ 45 fps
35%
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
PowerVR GX6250:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
PowerVR GX6250:
22 26 ~ 24 fps
Mali-G71 MP20:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-G78 MP20:
90  fps
67%
PowerVR GX6250:
60  fps
67%
Mali-G71 MP20:
60  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G78 MP20 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming PowerVR GX6250 → 60%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 60%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G71 MP20 → 51%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 67%

ARM Mali-G78 MP20PowerVR GX6250ARM Mali-G71 MP20
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Armajet60
PUBG Mobile35
Dead Trigger 2854530
Temple Run 2906060
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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