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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 vs Qualcomm Adreno 505 vs Qualcomm Adreno 540

ARM Mali-T830 MP2

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The ARM Mali-T830 MP2 is an integrated graphics card for smartphones and tablets. It first appeared in the HiSilicon Kirin 650 in the beginning of 2016. The chip features two clusters and supports OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2 and DirectX 11 (FL 9_3). 

The performance should be similar to the old ARM Mali-450 MP4 and therefore non demanding Android games should run fluently.

The ARM Mali-T830 MP2 in the Kirin 650 is manufactured at TSMC at 16nm FF+ and therefore also suited for smaller smartphones.

Qualcomm Adreno 505

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The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 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 to the faster Adreno 506, the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.

Qualcomm Adreno 540

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The Qualcomm Adreno 540 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC for smartphones. It was introduced in early 2017 and can be found in high-end Android smartphones. 

The integrated GPU is based on the optimized architecture of the Adreno 530, but features clearly improved clock speeds (710 versus 624 MHz according to Anandtech) and better thermal stability. This is also thanks to the new 10 nm process the Snapdragon 835 is produced in. In the reference smartphone from Qualcomm, the Adreno 540 is able to beat or perform at a similar level as the fastest smartphone graphics cards on the market (e.g. the ARM Mali-T880MP12, ARM Mali-G71MP8 or Apple A10 GPU). Therefore, it should be perfectly suited for demanding 3D gaming and also mobile VR and 4K displays.

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ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 505Qualcomm Adreno 540
Adreno 500 Series
Mali-T880 MP12 12 @ 0.65 GHz
Mali-T880 MP4 4 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-T880 MP2 2 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-T860 MP2 2 @ 0.7 GHz
Mali-T830 MP3 2 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T830 MP2 2 @ 0.6 GHz
Mali-T830 MP1 1
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
Pipelines2 - unified
Core Speed600 (Boost) MHz450 MHz710 MHz
Shared Memorynoyesyes
APIDirectX 11 (FL 9_3), OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2
technology16 nm14 nm10 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, DirectX 11 (FL 9_3)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12
Date of Announcement01.04.2016 15.12.2015 22.03.2017
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/m...
ArchitectureAdreno 500
CPU in Mali-T830 MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 6598 x 2360 MHz? MHz? MHz
HiSilicon Kirin 6588 x 2350 MHz900 MHz? MHz
Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa8 x 1600 MHz700 MHz? MHz
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min. - max.700 - 900 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 505GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4398 x 2000 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4358 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)8 x 1400 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? - 900 MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 540GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)8 x 2450 MHz? MHz710 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Adreno 540
1.5 pt (2%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -36%
AMD Radeon HD 8180 -36%
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) -27%
AMD Radeon HD 7310 -24%
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) -21%
AMD Radeon HD 7340 -18%
AMD Radeon HD 8210 -15%
AMD Radeon HD 8250 -13%
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) -1%
Qualcomm Adreno 540
Intel HD Graphics 2500 1%
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) 2%
AMD Radeon HD 8240 3%
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 3%
Intel HD Graphics 500 6%
Intel UHD Graphics 600 13%
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) 14%
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) 16%
AMD Radeon HD 8280 20%
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 5801%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 5376     avg: 10021     median: 11147 (1%)     max: 11713 Points
min: 7924     avg: 10477     median: 10069 (1%)     max: 13656 Points
min: 16794     avg: 53776     median: 56046.5 (7%)     max: 58360 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 4548     avg: 6301     median: 6960 (1%)     max: 7395 Points
5627 Points (1%)
17290 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2359 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
4259 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 451     avg: 452     median: 452 (1%)     max: 453 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 508     avg: 513     median: 513 (1%)     max: 518 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
8002 Points (1%)
10835 Points (1%)
17180 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 465     avg: 594     median: 598 (4%)     max: 721 Points
min: 482     avg: 632     median: 603.5 (4%)     max: 835 Points
min: 3586     avg: 4690     median: 4956 (30%)     max: 5269 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 387     avg: 504     median: 509 (1%)     max: 618 Points
min: 423     avg: 552     median: 529.5 (1%)     max: 735 Points
min: 3682     avg: 5894     median: 6245.5 (15%)     max: 6475 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 297     avg: 398.3     median: 404 (3%)     max: 483 Points
min: 0     avg: 371     median: 365 (3%)     max: 505 Points
min: 2866     avg: 3801     median: 3840 (32%)     max: 4101 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 241     avg: 327.9     median: 333 (1%)     max: 401 Points
min: 0     avg: 309.7     median: 305 (1%)     max: 432 Points
min: 3324     avg: 4231     median: 4347 (17%)     max: 4490 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 826     avg: 831     median: 831 (2%)     max: 836 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 786     avg: 791     median: 791 (1%)     max: 796 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 11     avg: 18.3     median: 19 (1%)     max: 20 fps
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505
min: 9.7     avg: 22.5     median: 24.5 (1%)     max: 35 fps
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540
min: 54     avg: 60.3     median: 60 (2%)     max: 79 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 12     avg: 16.7     median: 18.5 (0%)     max: 20 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505
min: 11     avg: 17.7     median: 17 (0%)     max: 25 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 540
min: 69     avg: 107     median: 111.5 (1%)     max: 119 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
min: 4.5     avg: 8.4     median: 8.5 (2%)     max: 10 fps
min: 4.5     avg: 11.7     median: 14 (4%)     max: 19 fps
min: 29     avg: 42.3     median: 40 (11%)     max: 58 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 4.6     avg: 7.1     median: 7.9 (1%)     max: 8.8 fps
min: 4.6     avg: 8     median: 7.1 (1%)     max: 19 fps
min: 43     avg: 55.2     median: 54 (4%)     max: 64 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 1.6     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (1%)     max: 1.7 fps
min: 1.4     avg: 3.2     median: 3.9 (2%)     max: 4.1 fps
min: 8.9     avg: 12.9     median: 15 (10%)     max: 16 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 0.96     avg: 1     median: 1 (0%)     max: 1.1 fps
min: 0.88     avg: 1.1     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 fps
min: 9.3     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (3%)     max: 9.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 2.5     avg: 2.6     median: 2.7 (1%)     max: 2.7 fps
min: 2.5     avg: 5.3     median: 5.8 (3%)     max: 6.7 fps
min: 14     avg: 20.8     median: 24 (12%)     max: 26 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 2.6     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (0%)     max: 2.8 fps
min: 2.6     avg: 3.3     median: 3.6 (0%)     max: 3.7 fps
min: 25     avg: 25.6     median: 26 (3%)     max: 26 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
min: 1.7     avg: 3.1     median: 3 (0%)     max: 4 fps
min: 2.1     avg: 4.5     median: 5.3 (0%)     max: 7.3 fps
min: 11     avg: 19.5     median: 15 (0%)     max: 50 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 1.8     avg: 2.7     median: 2.9 (0%)     max: 3.2 fps
min: 2.1     avg: 2.7     median: 2.6 (0%)     max: 3.6 fps
min: 22     avg: 24.5     median: 24 (0%)     max: 26 fps
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
57.8 fps (95%)
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 8323     avg: 8545     median: 8542 (19%)     max: 8774 Points
8015 Points (18%)
min: 38752     avg: 38763     median: 38762.5 (88%)     max: 38773 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 15988     avg: 16554     median: 16613 (37%)     max: 17001 Points
min: 16486     avg: 16610     median: 16609.5 (37%)     max: 16733 Points
44696 Points (99%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
5.2 fps (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 2D Graphics Tests
min: 3565     avg: 3703     median: 3639 (4%)     max: 3967 Points
min: 2589     avg: 3292     median: 3292 (3%)     max: 3995 Points
8356 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1076     avg: 1184     median: 1160.5 (3%)     max: 1339 Points
min: 1032     avg: 1168     median: 1167.5 (3%)     max: 1303 Points
3409 Points (8%)

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T830 MP2 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 120% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 540 → 648% n=21

- 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.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
Adreno 540:
60 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
60 fps  fps
ultra
Adreno 540:
60 fps  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 505:
25 fps  fps
med.
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
13 fps  fps
185%
Adreno 505:
24 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
40 fps  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
Adreno 540:
91 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
91 fps  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
31 fps 31 fps ~ 31 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 31 fps 31 fps 31 fps 32 fps ~ 31 fps
197%
Adreno 540:
60 fps 62 fps ~ 61 fps
ultra
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
26 fps 31 fps 31 fps ~ 29 fps
103%
Adreno 505:
30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 32 fps ~ 30 fps
210%
Adreno 540:
60 fps 61 fps ~ 61 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 505:
42 fps 47 fps 47 fps 58 fps ~ 49 fps
Adreno 540:
30 fps 60 fps ~ 45 fps
high
Adreno 505:
41 fps 46 fps 47 fps 58 fps ~ 48 fps
Adreno 540:
60 fps 60 fps ~ 60 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
low
Adreno 540:
121 fps  fps
high
Adreno 540:
121 fps  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
29 30 30 30 30 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps 35 49 51 52 56 57 58 ~ 40 fps
98%
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 30 30 fps 50 52 53 54 ~ 39 fps
148%
Adreno 540:
55 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 ~ 59 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
29 29 fps 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 505:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Adreno 540:
30 30 30 30 30 30 30