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PowerVR SGX530 vs PowerVR SGX540 vs PowerVR SGX543MP2

PowerVR SGX530

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The PowerVR SGX530 is an integrated graphics card that can be found in mostly ARM based SoCs for tablets and smartphones. It offers 2 pixel and 1 vertex shaders that are usually clocked at 200 MHz. The GPU supports OpenGL ES 2.0 and was announced in July of 2005.

PowerVR SGX540

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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 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.

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PowerVR SGX530PowerVR SGX540PowerVR SGX543MP2
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
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
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 SGX5PowerVR SGX5PowerVR SGX5
Pipelines2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader8 - unified
Shared Memorynonono
APIOpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0
Date of Announcement01.06.2005 01.01.2008 16.03.2009
Core Speed200 MHz
technology45 nm40 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 2.0
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
Rockchip RK31682 x 1200 MHz400 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom Z24201 x 1200 MHz400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 738     avg: 1390     median: 1390 (0%)     max: 2042 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX540
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
100%
1 SGX540 +
1 fps (0%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 846     avg: 1260     median: 1462 (51%)     max: 1471 Points
1174 Points (41%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 1311     avg: 2324     median: 2477 (22%)     max: 3183 Points
5819 Points (51%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 2951     avg: 3291     median: 3291 (34%)     max: 3631 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 7.69     avg: 12     median: 12.4 (20%)     max: 17.06 fps
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 20.4     avg: 32.6     median: 34.8 (52%)     max: 45.1 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
100%
1 SGX540 +
2581 Points (1%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
100%
1 SGX540 +
612 Points (1%)
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
100%
1 SGX540 +
min: 1406     avg: 1949     median: 1799 (39%)     max: 2966 Points

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX540 → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX543MP2 → 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

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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