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PowerVR SGX543MP2 vs ARM Mali-G72 MP18 vs PowerVR SGX544MP2

PowerVR SGX543MP2

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The PowerVR SGX543MP2 (series 5XT) is an integrated graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is e.g. used in the Apple A5 (iPhone 4s and iPad 2) and offers 8 unified shader cores that support OpenGL ES 2.0.

ARM Mali-G72 MP18

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The ARM Mali-G72 MP18 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in early 2018 in the Exynos 9810 (e.g. Galaxy S9). It integrates 18 of the 32 possible cores and is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture. According to ARM it offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.

In our benchmarks it slightly below a Adreno 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.

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

PowerVR SGX544MP2

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The PowerVR SGX544MP2 is a integrated graphics card for tablets and smartphones (often in ARM based SoCs). It offers 2 clusters with each 4 dedicated pixel- and 2 vertex shader. The card supports DirectX 9_3 and OpenGL ES 2.0 and is used in Android based tablets and smartphones. The clock speed differs in the used SoC. E.g. in the Clovertrail+ SoCs the GPU can be clocked at 300 MHz in the Atom Z2520, 400 MHz in the Z2560 and 533 MHz in the Atom Z2580 (source Intel slide).

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PowerVR SGX543MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18PowerVR SGX544MP2
PowerVR SGX500 Series
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
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
SGX554MP4 32
SGX543MP4 16
SGX543MP3 12
SGX543MP2 8
SGX545 4/2 cores @ 0.53 GHz
SGX544MP2 8/4 cores @ 0.3 - 0.53 GHz
SGX544 4/2 cores @ 0.38 GHz
SGX540 4/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX535 2/2 cores @ 0.2 GHz
SGX531 2/1 cores
SGX530 2/1 cores
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5BifrostPowerVR SGX5
Pipelines8 - unified18 - unified8 / 4 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 3.2DirectX 9_3/10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0
technology40 nm16 nm45 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 2.0
Date of Announcement16.03.2009 01.01.2018 01.01.2010
Core Speed850 MHz300 - 533 (Boost) MHz
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.com
CPU in Mali-G72 MP18GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 98108 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in SGX544MP2GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Atom Z25802 x 1300 MHz, 3 W400 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom Z25602 x 933 MHz, 3 W400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 36190     avg: 43744     median: 46610 (5%)     max: 48433 Points
min: 5538     avg: 6266     median: 6595 (1%)     max: 6665 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 2937     avg: 3924     median: 3168 (0%)     max: 6671 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 5432     avg: 6419     median: 6328 (1%)     max: 7708 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3744     avg: 3994     median: 4054.5 (18%)     max: 4124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3958     avg: 4626     median: 4820 (11%)     max: 4904 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 3376     avg: 3634     median: 3435 (14%)     max: 4291 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3697     avg: 4023     median: 3794.5 (9%)     max: 4806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 3895     avg: 4137     median: 3959.5 (35%)     max: 4734 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 4569     avg: 4905     median: 4731.5 (28%)     max: 5586 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 3244     avg: 3469     median: 3304.5 (16%)     max: 4022 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 3553     avg: 3808     median: 3627.5 (12%)     max: 4422 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
11 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
31 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 28     avg: 28.3     median: 28 (3%)     max: 29 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 24     avg: 40.5     median: 45.5 (1%)     max: 47 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 73     avg: 74     median: 73.5 (3%)     max: 76 fps
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP18
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 80     avg: 129.3     median: 145 (1%)     max: 147 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX544MP2
min: 6.8     avg: 7.6     median: 7 (0%)     max: 9.2 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
1174 Points (41%)
min: 2193     avg: 2314     median: 2313.5 (80%)     max: 2434 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
5819 Points (51%)
min: 5395     avg: 6517     median: 6516.5 (57%)     max: 7638 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - 3DRating V4.0 for OpenGL ES 2.0
2614 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
9047 Points (94%)
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 19.73     avg: 30.1     median: 32.1 (53%)     max: 36.51 fps
Basemark X 1.0 - Basemark X 1.0 Off-Screen
min: 4.24     avg: 5.1     median: 5.2 (24%)     max: 5.906 fps
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 58.8     avg: 59.9     median: 60 (89%)     max: 60.7 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 8620     avg: 8803     median: 8802.5 (3%)     max: 8985 Points
min: 2235     avg: 2650     median: 2688 (1%)     max: 2907 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 4747     avg: 4762     median: 4762 (8%)     max: 4777 Points
min: 967     avg: 1131     median: 997 (2%)     max: 1365 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 2765     avg: 3631     median: 3829 (83%)     max: 4204 Points

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX543MP2 → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX544MP2 → 0% n=0

- 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.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
SGX544MP2:
35  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
SGX544MP2:
14  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
SGX544MP2:
24  fps
ultra
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 fps
SGX544MP2:
0 (!)  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
SGX544MP2:
25 1920x1040  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 □ 30 ~ 30 fps
SGX544MP2:
15 1920x1040  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3

2013
low
SGX544MP2:
38 1920x1040  fps
high
SGX544MP2:
23 1920x1040  fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
SGX544MP2:
50 1080x1770  fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
SGX544MP2:
45 1080x1770  fps
Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

Grand Theft Auto 3 Android

2011
low
SGX544MP2:
20 1920x1040  fps
PowerVR SGX543MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18PowerVR SGX544MP2
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PUBG Mobile4040
World of Tanks Blitz603514
Arena of Valor606024
Shadow Fight 360
Battle Bay60
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne302515
Asphalt 9: Legends3030
PowerVR SGX543MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18PowerVR SGX544MP2
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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