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PowerVR SGX540 vs PowerVR SGX543MP4

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 SGX543MP4

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The PowerVR SGX543MP4 (series 5XT) is an integrated graphics card for ARM based SoCs. It is e.g. used in the Apple A5X and offers 16 unified shader cores that support OpenGL ES 2.0.

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PowerVR SGX500 Series
SGX554MP4 compare 32
SGX543MP4 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
SGX554MP4 compare 32
SGX543MP4 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 SGX5PowerVR SGX5
Pipelines4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader16 - unified
Core Speed200 MHz
Shared Memorynono
APIOpenGL ES 2.0DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0
technology45 nm40 nm
Date of Announcement01.01.2008 16.03.2009
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 Extreme Graphics
2713 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 738     avg: 1390     median: 1390 (0%)     max: 2042 Points
4754 Points (1%)
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
min: 846     avg: 1260     median: 1462 (51%)     max: 1471 Points
1183 Points (41%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 1311     avg: 2324     median: 2477 (22%)     max: 3183 Points
3996 Points (35%)
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
2581 Points (1%)
249 Points (0%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
612 Points (1%)
589 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 → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX543MP4 → 138% n=5

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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