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PowerVR SGX531 vs PowerVR SGX540 vs PowerVR SGX544

PowerVR SGX531

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The PowerVR SGX531 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 Oct. of 2006.

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 SGX544

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The PowerVR SGX544 is a integrated graphics card for tablets and smartphones (often in ARM based SoCs). It usually clocks at 384 MHz and offers 4 dedicated pixel- and 2 vertex shader (MP1 version). The card supports DirectX 9_3 and OpenGL ES 2.0 and is used in Android based tablets and smartphones. There are also versions with more clusters. See e.g. the PowerVR SGX544MP2 with two clusters.

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PowerVR SGX531PowerVR SGX540PowerVR SGX544
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- / Vertexshader4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Shared Memorynonono
APIOpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 9_3/10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0
Date of Announcement01.10.2006 01.01.2008 01.01.2010
Core Speed200 MHz384 MHz
technology45 nm45 nm
CPU in SGX531GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
MediaTek MT83772 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT8317T2 x 1200 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT65772 x 1000 MHz? MHz? MHz
MediaTek MT65751 x 1000 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
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
CPU in SGX544GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Mediatek MT6589T4 x 1500 MHz357 MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT83894 x 1200 - 1500 MHz300 MHz? MHz
Mediatek MT81254 x 1200 - 1500 MHz300 MHz? MHz
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min. - max.? - 357 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
100%
1 SGX531 +
536 Points (0%)
399%
1 SGX544 +
min: 1834     avg: 2269     median: 2136 (0%)     max: 2640 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 1067     avg: 1283     median: 1271.5 (0%)     max: 1559 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 382     avg: 539     median: 562 (0%)     max: 672 Points
min: 738     avg: 1390     median: 1390 (0%)     max: 2042 Points
min: 2333     avg: 2697     median: 2713.5 (0%)     max: 3318 Points
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX531
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
0.5 fps (0%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX540
1 fps (0%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX544
min: 2.2     avg: 3.3     median: 2.7 (0%)     max: 10 fps
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 544     avg: 746     median: 746.5 (26%)     max: 909 Points
min: 846     avg: 1260     median: 1462 (51%)     max: 1471 Points
min: 1912     avg: 2075     median: 2030 (70%)     max: 2361 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 1262     avg: 1613     median: 1527 (13%)     max: 2074 Points
min: 1311     avg: 2324     median: 2477 (22%)     max: 3183 Points
min: 2479     avg: 3389     median: 3273 (29%)     max: 4025 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - 3DRating V4.0 for OpenGL ES 2.0
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 2195     avg: 2524     median: 2463 (18%)     max: 2914 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 707     avg: 1630     median: 1708 (18%)     max: 2131 Points
min: 2951     avg: 3291     median: 3291 (34%)     max: 3631 Points
min: 2624     avg: 3810     median: 3919 (41%)     max: 4460 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 4.88     avg: 7.5     median: 7.8 (13%)     max: 9.22 fps
min: 7.69     avg: 12     median: 12.4 (20%)     max: 17.06 fps
min: 7.45     avg: 16.2     median: 17.1 (28%)     max: 23 fps
Basemark X 1.0 - Basemark X 1.0 Off-Screen
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 0.948     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (11%)     max: 2.797 fps
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 1609     avg: 1661     median: 1661 (4%)     max: 1713 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 4259     avg: 4574     median: 4574 (10%)     max: 4889 Points
NenaMark2 - NenaMark2 Score
min: 17     avg: 22.4     median: 23.6 (35%)     max: 25.1 fps
min: 20.4     avg: 32.6     median: 34.8 (52%)     max: 45.1 fps
min: 28.7     avg: 48     median: 48.7 (72%)     max: 58.1 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2079     avg: 2217     median: 2183 (1%)     max: 2424 Points
2581 Points (1%)
min: 1911     avg: 2283     median: 2317 (1%)     max: 2510 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 373     avg: 463.5     median: 487.5 (1%)     max: 506 Points
612 Points (1%)
min: 646     avg: 735     median: 749 (1%)     max: 848 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 1289     avg: 1572     median: 1630 (35%)     max: 1905 Points
min: 1406     avg: 1949     median: 1799 (39%)     max: 2966 Points
min: 1225     avg: 2198     median: 2111 (46%)     max: 2900 Points

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX531 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX540 → 166% n=10

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX544 → 255% n=10

- 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

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