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ARM Mali-G52 MP6 vs ARM Mali-G72 MP18

ARM Mali-G52 MP6

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The ARM Mali-G52 MP6 is an integrated mid-range graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced mid 2019 in the HiSilicon Kirin 810 and uses 6 clusters (hence the MP6 name). 

The G52 is based on the Bifrost architecture and is intended for mainstream phones. ARM claims that the G52 series offers 30% more performance density and 15% better energy efficiency compared to the ARM Mali G51 series.

The performance of the G52MP6 in our benchmarks (in the Kirin 810) is comparable to the Adreno 618 in the Snapdragon 730 and G76MP4 in the Helio G90T.

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

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.

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ARM Mali-G52 MP6ARM Mali-G72 MP18
Mali-G Series
Mali-G78 MP24 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP22 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP20 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP14 compare 14
Mali-G77 MP11 compare 11
Mali-G77 MP9 compare 9
Mali-G76 MP16 compare 16
Mali-G76 MP12 compare 10
Mali-G76 MP10 compare 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G57 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G57 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 compare 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 compare 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G52 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
Mali-G57 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
Mali-G78 MP24 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP22 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP20 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP14 compare 14
Mali-G77 MP11 compare 11
Mali-G77 MP9 compare 9
Mali-G76 MP16 compare 16
Mali-G76 MP12 compare 10
Mali-G76 MP10 compare 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G57 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G57 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G72 MP18 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 compare 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 compare 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G52 MP6 6
Mali-G68 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G52 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
Mali-G57 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
ArchitectureBifrostBifrost
Pipelines6 - unified18 - unified
Shared Memorynono
technology12 nm16 nm
Date of Announcement06.03.2018 01.01.2018
Link to Manufacturer Pagedeveloper.arm.comdeveloper.arm.com
Core Speed850 MHz
APIOpenGL ES 3.2
CPU in Mali-G52 MP6GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 8108 x 1880 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-G72 MP18GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 98108 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 45182     avg: 46563     median: 46944 (5%)     max: 47563 Points
min: 36190     avg: 43744     median: 46610 (5%)     max: 48433 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 3314     avg: 3463     median: 3483 (15%)     max: 3591 Points
min: 3744     avg: 3994     median: 4054.5 (18%)     max: 4124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3274     avg: 3389     median: 3406 (7%)     max: 3488 Points
min: 3958     avg: 4626     median: 4820 (11%)     max: 4904 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2515     avg: 2810     median: 2954 (12%)     max: 2961 Points
min: 3376     avg: 3634     median: 3435 (14%)     max: 4291 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2328     avg: 2626     median: 2752 (7%)     max: 2798 Points
min: 3697     avg: 4023     median: 3794.5 (9%)     max: 4806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 3252     avg: 3342     median: 3338 (30%)     max: 3437 Points
min: 3895     avg: 4137     median: 3959.5 (35%)     max: 4734 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 3243     avg: 3318     median: 3327 (20%)     max: 3384 Points
min: 4569     avg: 4905     median: 4731.5 (28%)     max: 5586 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 2502     avg: 2748     median: 2837 (14%)     max: 2904 Points
min: 3244     avg: 3469     median: 3304.5 (16%)     max: 4022 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 2347     avg: 2599     median: 2710 (9%)     max: 2740 Points
min: 3553     avg: 3808     median: 3627.5 (12%)     max: 4422 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 7.7     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (1%)     max: 7.9 fps
11 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 20     avg: 21     median: 21 (2%)     max: 22 fps
31 fps (2%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 19     avg: 20     median: 20 (2%)     max: 21 fps
min: 28     avg: 28.3     median: 28 (3%)     max: 29 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 33     avg: 34     median: 34 (1%)     max: 35 fps
min: 24     avg: 40.5     median: 45.5 (1%)     max: 47 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 47     avg: 49.3     median: 48 (2%)     max: 53 fps
min: 73     avg: 74     median: 73.5 (3%)     max: 76 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G52 MP6
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 85     avg: 87     median: 87 (1%)     max: 89 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G72 MP18
min: 80     avg: 129.3     median: 145 (1%)     max: 147 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
21.1 fps (1%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
8.6 fps (2%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
11576 Points (4%)
min: 8620     avg: 8803     median: 8802.5 (3%)     max: 8985 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
3831 Points (6%)
min: 4747     avg: 4762     median: 4762 (8%)     max: 4777 Points

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G52 MP6 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 130% n=17

- 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
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
40  fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
med.
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
40  fps
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
133%
Mali-G72 MP18:
40  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
60  fps
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Mali-G72 MP18:
60 60 ~ 60 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
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

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

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
high
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 □ 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
30  fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Mali-G52 MP6:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
100%
Mali-G72 MP18:
30 30 ~ 30 fps

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G52 MP6 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP18 → 108%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 117%

ARM Mali-G52 MP6ARM Mali-G72 MP18
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PUBG Mobile4040304040
World of Tanks Blitz6060
Asphalt 9: Legends30303030
ARM Mali-G52 MP6ARM Mali-G72 MP18
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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