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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 vs ARM Mali-T880 MP12 vs ARM Mali-T880 MP2

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.

ARM Mali-T880 MP12

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The ARM Mali-T880 MP12 is a mobile graphics solution that can be found in ARM SoCs like the Samsung Exynos 8890. The chip is available since Q1/2016 (e.g. in some of the Galaxy S7 variants) and supports OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2 and DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2). The Mali-T880 can be built with 1 to 16 clusters, where the MP12 version features 12 clusters/cores.

The MP12 version that is used in the Samsung Exynos 8890 is clocked with up to 650 MHz and is a bit slower than the Adreno 530 in the Snapdragon 820 SoC. However, it still belongs to the high-end graphics cards for ARM based SoCs.

ARM Mali-T880 MP2

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The ARM Mali-T880 MP2 is a mobile graphics solution that can be found in ARM SoCs like the Mediatek Helio P20 SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. The chip is available since Q1/2016 and supports OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2 and DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2). The Mali-T880 can be built with 1 to 16 clusters, where the MP2 version features 2 clusters/cores.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP2
Mali-T800 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
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
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
Pipelines2 - unified12 - unified2 - unified
Core Speed600 (Boost) MHz650 (Boost) MHz900 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11 (FL 9_3), OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2), OpenGL ES 3.1DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2), OpenGL ES 3.1
technology16 nm14 nm16 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, DirectX 11 (FL 9_3)OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2, DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2)OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2, DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_2)
Date of Announcement01.04.2016 24.02.2016 26.11.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.comwww.arm.comwww.arm.com
CodenameMidgard (4th Generation)Midgard (4th Generation)
ArchitectureMidgard (4rd-gen)Midgard (4rd-gen)
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
min. - max.700 - 900 MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-T880 MP12GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa8 x 2600 MHz650 MHz650 MHz
CPU in Mali-T880 MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Mediatek Helio P258 x 2600 MHz1000 MHz? MHz
Mediatek Helio P20 (LP4) MT67578 x 2300 MHz900 MHz? MHz
min. - max.650 - 1000 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

min: 23431     avg: 29937     median: 33031 (4%)     max: 33348 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 4548     avg: 6301     median: 6960 (1%)     max: 7395 Points
min: 6839     avg: 8665     median: 9269 (1%)     max: 9283 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
8002 Points (1%)
min: 10498     avg: 11431     median: 11898 (1%)     max: 11898 Points
min: 2641     avg: 2644     median: 2644 (11%)     max: 2647 Points
min: 3059     avg: 3065     median: 3065 (7%)     max: 3071 Points
min: 2060     avg: 2147     median: 2147 (11%)     max: 2234 Points
min: 2257     avg: 2326     median: 2325.5 (7%)     max: 2394 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 0.96     avg: 1     median: 1 (0%)     max: 1.1 fps
1.5 fps (0%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 2.6     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (0%)     max: 2.8 fps
4.2 fps (0%)
min: 26     avg: 27.3     median: 28 (1%)     max: 28 fps
min: 38     avg: 39     median: 39 (2%)     max: 40 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T880 MP12
min: 80     avg: 82     median: 82 (1%)     max: 84 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-T880 MP2
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
57.8 fps (95%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 8323     avg: 8545     median: 8542 (19%)     max: 8774 Points
min: 19134     avg: 27168     median: 30097 (68%)     max: 32273 Points
min: 9655     avg: 9936     median: 9935.5 (23%)     max: 10216 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 15988     avg: 16554     median: 16613 (37%)     max: 17001 Points
min: 40252     avg: 40672     median: 40671.5 (90%)     max: 41091 Points
min: 18345     avg: 19359     median: 19359 (43%)     max: 20373 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 3565     avg: 3703     median: 3639 (4%)     max: 3967 Points
min: 5864     avg: 6100     median: 6055 (6%)     max: 6382 Points
min: 3868     avg: 3970     median: 3970 (4%)     max: 4072 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1076     avg: 1184     median: 1160.5 (2%)     max: 1339 Points
min: 2094     avg: 2132     median: 2131 (4%)     max: 2172 Points
min: 1046     avg: 1086     median: 1085.5 (2%)     max: 1125 Points

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T830 MP2 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T880 MP12 → 431% n=13

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-T880 MP2 → 141% n=13

- 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
med.
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
13  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
31 31 ~ 31 fps
ultra
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
26 31 31 ~ 29 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 49 51 52 56 57 58 ~ 40 fps
140%
Mali-T880 MP12:
55 56 56 ~ 56 fps
115%
Mali-T880 MP2:
30 52 57 ~ 46 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-T880 MP12:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-T880 MP2:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
16 18 22 22 22 23 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 ~ 24 fps
125%
Mali-T880 MP12:
30 30 31 ~ 30 fps
125%
Mali-T880 MP2:
29 30 ~ 30 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
25 26 ~ 26 fps
169%
Mali-T880 MP12:
44  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-T880 MP12:
60  fps
Mali-T880 MP2:
52  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
100%
Mali-T830 MP2:
58  fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-T830 MP2 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-T880 MP12 → 134%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 155%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-T880 MP2 → 113%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 115%

ARM Mali-T830 MP2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
PUBG Mobile13
Arena of Valor3129
Dead Trigger 240
Asphalt 8: Airborne3024
Real Racing 326
Subway Surfers58
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ARM Mali-T880 MP12lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Trigger 256
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Real Racing 344
Temple Run 260
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Dead Trigger 246
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Temple Run 252
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