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PowerVR SGX540

PowerVR SGX540

The PowerVR SGX540 is an integrated graphics card that can be found in mostly ARM based SoCs for tablets and smartphones. It offers 4 pixel and 2 vertex shaders that are usually clocked at 200 MHz. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 2.0 and was announced in November of 2007.

PowerVR SGX500 Series

SGX554MP4 compare 32
SGX543MP4 compare 16
SGX543MP3 compare 12
SGX543MP2 compare 8
SGX545 compare 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 compare 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 compare 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 compare 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 compare 2/1 cores
SGX530 compare 2/1 cores
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5
iGPUIntegrated Graphics
Pipelines4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed200 MHz
Shared Memoryno
APIOpenGL ES 2.0
Man. Technology45 nm
Date of Announcement01.01.2008
CPU in SGX540GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Atom Z24801 x 2000 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom Z24601 x 1300 MHz, 4? W400 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom Z24201 x 1200 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Rockchip RK31682 x 1200 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 738     avg: 1390     median: 1390 (0%)     max: 2042 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1 fps (0%)
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 846     avg: 1260     median: 1462 (51%)     max: 1471 Points
+ 3 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 1311     avg: 2324     median: 2477 (22%)     max: 3183 Points
+ 3 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 2951     avg: 3291     median: 3291 (34%)     max: 3631 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 7.69     avg: 12     median: 12.4 (20%)     max: 17.06 fps
+ 9 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 20.4     avg: 32.6     median: 34.8 (52%)     max: 45.1 fps
+ 7 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
2581 Points (1%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
612 Points (1%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 1406     avg: 1949     median: 1799 (39%)     max: 2966 points
+ 10 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Notebook reviews with PowerVR SGX540 graphics card

 

Review Panasonic Toughpad JT-B1 Tablet

Sturdy. Panasonic presents a rugged 7-inch tablet. It can endure falls from 1.50 m (~4.9 feet) and hose water from all directions. The battery is replaceable. Can the inner components and the display convince in our tests?
Texas Instruments OMAP 4460, PowerVR SGX540, 7", 549 g
 

Review Asus Fonepad ME371MG Tablet

Like a brick on your ear. Samsung's Note kicked off the ongoing wave of large smartphones, aka phablets. Now, Asus joins in with its big 7-inch Fonepad, nominally a tablet to make phone calls. It will definitely attract attention when held to an ear - at least at present.
Intel Atom Z2420, PowerVR SGX540, 7", 340 g
 

Review Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 Tablet

The redesigned Fire. The $200 original stood alone when it launched, but more and more tablets are now steadily creeping up towards the price point and giving the Kindle Fire series a run for its money. Now with immediate competition, can the Kindle Fire HD 7 rekindle the budget tablet space?
Texas Instruments OMAP 4460, PowerVR SGX540, 7", 395 g
 

Review Samsung 10.1" Galaxy Tab 2 Tablet/MID

Little progress. The Galaxy Tab 2 series represents Samsung’s revision to its successful Galaxy Tab family and features models in 7.0 and 10.1 inch sizes based on Android 4.0. Upon review, we found that the revamped devices cannot compete with other current tablets.
Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, PowerVR SGX540, 10.1", 585 g
 

Review Motorola Xoom 2 MZ607 Tablet/MID

Flat multimedia tablet. The Xoom 2 Media Edition is very compact. Motorola opted for a somewhat unusual screen size of 8.2 inches, which is located somewhere between the common sizes of seven and 10.1 inches. Can the 9 millimeter flat slate live up to Motorola's multimedia promise?
Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, PowerVR SGX540, 8.2", 382 g

Motorola Xoom 2 MZ616: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  Review » Review Motorola Xoom 2 MZ616 Tablet/MID

Toshiba AT200: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 10.10", 0.5 kg
  Review » Review Toshiba AT200 Tablet/MID

Amazon Kindle Fire 7": Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 7.00", 0.4 kg
  Review » Amazon Kindle Fire 7" Tablet Review

BlackBerry Playbook WiFi 16GB: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 7.00", 0.4 kg
  Review » Review BlackBerry Playbook WiFi 16GB Tablet/MID

Samsung Google Nexus S I9020: Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110, 4.00", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Google Nexus S I9020/I9023 Smartphone

Samsung Wave II GT-S8530 : Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110, 3.70", 0.1 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Wave II GT-S8530 Smartphone

Archos ArcBook: Rockchip RK3168, 10.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Archos ArcBook

Motorola RAZR i: Intel Atom Z2480, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Motorola RAZR i

Panasonic Toughpad JT-B1: Texas Instruments OMAP 4460, 7.00", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Panasonic Toughpad JT-B1

Asus Fonepad: Intel Atom Z2420, 7.00", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Asus Fonepad

Asus Fonepad ME371MG: Intel Atom Z2420, 7.00", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Asus Fonepad ME371MG

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 inch: Texas Instruments OMAP 4460, 7.00", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 inch

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1")

Amazon Kindle Fire 7": Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 7.00", 0.4 kg
  External Review » Amazon Kindle Fire 7"

Toshiba AT200: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430, 10.10", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba AT200

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Class 3

Adreno 825 *
A19 Pro 6-Core GPU *
A19 GPU *
A19 Pro 5-Core GPU *
A18 Pro GPU *
Intel Graphics 2 Xe3
UHD Graphics 32EUs
UHD Graphics 750
UHD Graphics 730
DXT-48-1536 *
A18 GPU *
A12Z Bionic GPU *
A12X Bionic GPU *
A17 Pro GPU *
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 *
Immortalis-G925 MC16 *
Immortalis-G925 MC12 *
Immortalis-G925 MC11 *
Adreno 750 *
Xclipse 950 *
Xclipse 940 *
Adreno 740 *
Immortalis-G720 MP12 *
Immortalis-G715 MP11 *
A16 GPU 5-Core *
Adreno 725 *
Adreno 722 *
Mali-G720 MP8 *
Mali-G720 MP7 *
Adreno 735 *
A15 GPU 5-Core *
A16 GPU 4-Core *
Adreno 732 *
Adreno 730 *
Mali-G715 MP7 *
Mali-G615 MP6 *
Adreno 720 *
Mali-G710 MP10 *
A15 GPU 4-Core *
A14 Bionic GPU *
Maleoon 920 *
Maleoon 920A *
Xclipse 920 *
Adreno 660 *
Mali-G78 MP24 *
Mali-G710 MP7 *
Mali-G78 MP22 *
A13 Bionic GPU *
A12 Bionic GPU *
Adreno 650 *
Mali-G78 MP20 *
Mali-G78 MP14 *
A11 Bionic GPU *
A10X Fusion GPU *
A9X / PowerVR GT7xxx
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-01-26)