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PowerVR GX6250 vs ARM Mali-G78 MP22 vs ARM Mali-G72 MP12

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-G78 MP22

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The ARM Mali-G78MP22 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced late 2020 in the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E (e.g. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6). It integrates 22 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.

ARM Mali-G72 MP12

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The ARM Mali-G72 MP12 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in October 2017 in the Huawei Mate 10 and uses 12 clusters (hence the MP12 name). In our benchmarks it performs between a Adreno 530 and 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.

The G72 is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture and offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 FL11_1 and Renderscript.

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PowerVR GX6250ARM Mali-G78 MP22ARM Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-G Series
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
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
CodenameRogueValhall
ArchitecturePowerVR RogueValhallBifrost
Pipelines64 - unified24 - unified12 - unified
Core Speed700 (Boost) MHz850 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10, OpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.xOpenGL ES 3.2OpenGL ES 3.2
technology28 nm5 nm16 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 3.x, 4.x, OpenGL ES 3.x
Date of Announcement09.09.2014 26.05.2020 18.10.2017
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.imgtec.comwww.arm.comdeveloper.arm.com
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-G72 MP12GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 9708 x 2400 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 11719     avg: 14380     median: 14121 (1%)     max: 16690 Points
min: 22429     avg: 32596     median: 33740 (3%)     max: 36231 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 796     avg: 932     median: 840 (4%)     max: 1159 Points
11598 Points (50%)
min: 2021     avg: 3208     median: 3360.5 (15%)     max: 3710 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 754     avg: 891     median: 812 (2%)     max: 1108 Points
16653 Points (37%)
min: 2062     avg: 3386     median: 3545 (8%)     max: 4040 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 532     avg: 690     median: 612 (3%)     max: 926 Points
9630 Points (41%)
min: 2487     avg: 2882     median: 2961.5 (12%)     max: 3070 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 506     avg: 614     median: 528 (1%)     max: 809 Points
12079 Points (30%)
min: 2597     avg: 2945     median: 3012.5 (8%)     max: 3109 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 671     avg: 844     median: 805.5 (7%)     max: 1092 Points
0 Points (0%)
min: 1943     avg: 3155     median: 3316.5 (29%)     max: 3487 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 595     avg: 762     median: 741 (4%)     max: 970 Points
0 Points (0%)
min: 1954     avg: 3305     median: 3468.5 (21%)     max: 3734 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 489     avg: 716     median: 744 (4%)     max: 887 Points
0 Points (0%)
min: 2850     avg: 2958     median: 2981 (15%)     max: 2999 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 413     avg: 628     median: 660 (2%)     max: 778 Points
0 Points (0%)
min: 2844     avg: 2994     median: 3014.5 (10%)     max: 3040 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
6399 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
1805 Points (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
31 fps (6%)
min: 8.4     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (2%)     max: 8.7 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
76 fps (6%)
min: 10     avg: 20.6     median: 23 (2%)     max: 24 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 2     avg: 3.5     median: 3.4 (0%)     max: 5.1 fps
64 fps (6%)
min: 11     avg: 20.4     median: 21 (2%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 4.9     avg: 7.5     median: 7.5 (0%)     max: 9.9 fps
112 fps (2%)
min: 19     avg: 33.9     median: 38.5 (1%)     max: 39 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 8.5     avg: 12.5     median: 14 (1%)     max: 16 fps
154 fps (6%)
min: 23     avg: 54.6     median: 59 (2%)     max: 66 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR GX6250
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 18     avg: 26.4     median: 27.8 (0%)     max: 33 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G78 MP22
232 fps (2%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP12
min: 45     avg: 108     median: 118 (1%)     max: 125 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
25922 Points (59%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
39033 Points (87%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
74.4 fps (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
8180 Points (3%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
3761 Points (6%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
11.8 Watt (5%)

Average Benchmarks PowerVR GX6250 → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G78 MP22 → 1050% n=12

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 467% n=12

- 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
Mali-G78 MP22:
61  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
32  fps
high
Mali-G78 MP22:
30  fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
32 32 33 40 ~ 34 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP12:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
31 55 ~ 43 fps
ultra
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 54 58 58 ~ 50 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
30 59 ~ 45 fps
82%
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 59 ~ 37 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
22 26 ~ 24 fps
125%
Mali-G72 MP12:
29 29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Mali-G72 MP12:
30  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP12:
30  fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP12:
51  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
100%
PowerVR GX6250:
60  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Mali-G78 MP22:
61  fps

Average Gaming PowerVR GX6250 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 102%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 82%

PowerVR GX6250ARM Mali-G78 MP22ARM Mali-G72 MP12
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PUBG Mobile303234
Subway Surfers61
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