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ARM Mali-T720 vs Qualcomm Adreno 510

ARM Mali-T720

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The ARM Mali-T720 is a mobile graphics solution that can be found in ARM SoCs. The chip is available since 2014. Besides OpenGL ES 3.1, the GPU supports OpenCL 1.1 as well as DirectX 11 FL9_3. According to ARM, the Mali-T720 can be scaled from 1 - 8 cores/clusters (MP1, MP2, ... MP) and clocks up to 650 MHz.

Sometimes the SoC does not specifies the number of cores, therefore this generic page / GPU for the single cluster variant is used and the benchmarks may differ. See e.g. the Mali-T720 MP2 and T720 MP4 pages for comparison.

The MP1 variant is only as fast as the older Mali-400 MP4 graphics card and therefore only suited for low demanding 3D games (Android based). However, the power consumption on the other hand is rather low and therefore the GPU is also suited for small smartphones.

Qualcomm Adreno 510

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The Qualcomm Adreno 510 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and 652 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.

Compared the the faster Adreno 530, the 510 is currently produced in the older 28nm process (650 and 652) and should offer less ALUs. The clock speed is not disclosed.

Early benchmarks and performance ratings from Qualcomm position the GPU on a level with the old Adreno 330 (former high end GPU) in the Snapdragon 810. Therefore, it should be able to handle most Android games up to Full HD fluently.

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ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 510
Adreno 500 Series
Mali-T760 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.7 - 0.77 GHz
Mali-T760 MP6 compare 6 @ 0.7 GHz
Mali-T760 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T760 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.7 GHz
Mali-T720 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T720 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.65 GHz
Mali-T720 1 @ 0.6 GHz
Adreno 540 compare @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 compare @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512 compare
Adreno 510
Adreno 509 compare
Adreno 508 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 compare @ 0.45 GHz
CodenameMidgard (3rd Generation)
ArchitectureMidgard (3rd-gen)Adreno 500
Pipelines1 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz
Shared Memorynoyes
APIDirectX 9.3, OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.1, DirectX 11.1, Renderscript, FSAA/MSAAOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement01.03.2015 15.12.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
technology14 nm
CPU in Mali-T720GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Mediatek MT67354 x 1500 MHz? MHz600 MHz
Mediatek MT87354 x 1300 MHz? MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT6735P4 x 1000 MHz? MHz600 MHz
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min. - max.? MHz? - 600 MHz
CPU in Adreno 510GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM89768 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM89566 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? - 600 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 2171     avg: 3387     median: 2974 (0%)     max: 6469 Points
min: 21087     avg: 21766     median: 21533 (2%)     max: 23175 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 1375     avg: 1636     median: 1653 (0%)     max: 2008 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 2265     avg: 3255     median: 3387 (0%)     max: 4050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 148     avg: 189.6     median: 169.5 (1%)     max: 284 Points
min: 1381     avg: 1454     median: 1441.5 (6%)     max: 1579 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 120     avg: 157.1     median: 143 (0%)     max: 237 Points
min: 1354     avg: 1395     median: 1389.5 (3%)     max: 1459 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 91     avg: 135.8     median: 116 (1%)     max: 287 Points
971 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 73     avg: 91.7     median: 87 (0%)     max: 120 Points
867 Points (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
1.8 fps (0%)
min: 3.2     avg: 5.2     median: 5.4 (1%)     max: 6 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 1     avg: 2.3     median: 1.4 (0%)     max: 8.9 fps
min: 4.6     avg: 8.9     median: 9.5 (0%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 1.3     avg: 2.5     median: 2.2 (0%)     max: 4.4 fps
min: 9.2     avg: 14.2     median: 14.5 (1%)     max: 17 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T720
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 4.1     avg: 6.9     median: 6 (0%)     max: 19 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 510
min: 22     avg: 30.8     median: 31 (0%)     max: 36 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 20.86     avg: 32.2     median: 27.8 (46%)     max: 52.1 fps
44.8 fps (74%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 1485     avg: 2119     median: 1837 (4%)     max: 4005 Points
15120 Points (34%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 3159     avg: 4471     median: 3911 (9%)     max: 8103 Points
26078 Points (58%)
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 46.6     avg: 48.2     median: 46.9 (70%)     max: 51 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1568     avg: 2323     median: 2320 (2%)     max: 3158 Points
6078 Points (6%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 457     avg: 652     median: 577.5 (1%)     max: 1115 Points
2559 Points (4%)
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 3088     avg: 3261     median: 3183 (69%)     max: 3537 Points
4270 Points (93%)

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T720 → 100% n=15

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 601% n=15

- 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.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
Mali-T720:
12  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Mali-T720:
30  fps
ultra
100%
Mali-T720:
28  fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
100%
Mali-T720:
38 □  fps
high
100%
Mali-T720:
35 □  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-T720:
26 29 29 30 30 ~ 29 fps
169%
Adreno 510:
30 50 57 60 ~ 49 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Mali-T720:
16 20 22 28 30 ~ 23 fps
130%
Adreno 510:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Mali-T720:
10 11 12 12 13 23 ~ 14 fps
193%
Adreno 510:
20 29 30 30 ~ 27 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Mali-T720:
14 18 ~ 16 fps
high
100%
Mali-T720:
10  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
100%
Mali-T720:
15  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-T720:
59  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-T720 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 164%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 169%

ARM Mali-T720lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile12
Arena of Valor3028
Battle Bay3835
Dead Trigger 229
Asphalt 8: Airborne2314
Asphalt 9: Legends1610
Real Racing 315
Temple Run 259
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Dead Trigger 249
Asphalt 8: Airborne3027
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