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PowerVR SGX544 vs PowerVR SGX540 vs PowerVR SGX531

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.

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 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.

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PowerVR SGX544PowerVR SGX540PowerVR SGX531
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
Pipelines4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed384 MHz200 MHz
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 9_3/10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0OpenGL ES 2.0
technology45 nm45 nm
Date of Announcement01.01.2010 01.01.2008 01.10.2006
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
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 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

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 1834     avg: 2269     median: 2136 (0%)     max: 2640 Points
25%
1 SGX531 +
536 Points (0%)
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: 2333     avg: 2697     median: 2713.5 (0%)     max: 3318 Points
min: 738     avg: 1390     median: 1390 (0%)     max: 2042 Points
min: 382     avg: 539     median: 562 (0%)     max: 672 Points
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
0 fps (0%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX544
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 2.2     avg: 3.3     median: 2.7 (0%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX540
1 fps (0%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + PowerVR SGX531
0.5 fps (0%)
AnTuTu 3DRating - 3DRating V4.0 for OpenGL ES 2.0
100%
1 SGX544 +
min: 2195     avg: 2524     median: 2463 (18%)     max: 2914 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Off-screen
min: 1912     avg: 2075     median: 2030 (70%)     max: 2361 Points
min: 846     avg: 1260     median: 1462 (51%)     max: 1471 Points
min: 544     avg: 746     median: 746.5 (26%)     max: 909 Points
AnTuTu 3DRating - Antutu 3DRating Score
min: 2479     avg: 3389     median: 3273 (29%)     max: 4025 Points
min: 1311     avg: 2324     median: 2477 (22%)     max: 3183 Points
min: 1262     avg: 1613     median: 1527 (13%)     max: 2074 Points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 GPU
min: 2624     avg: 3810     median: 3919 (41%)     max: 4460 Points
min: 2951     avg: 3291     median: 3291 (34%)     max: 3631 Points
min: 707     avg: 1630     median: 1708 (18%)     max: 2131 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
min: 7.45     avg: 16.2     median: 17.1 (28%)     max: 23 fps
min: 7.69     avg: 12     median: 12.4 (20%)     max: 17.06 fps
min: 4.88     avg: 7.5     median: 7.8 (13%)     max: 9.22 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: 28.7     avg: 48     median: 48.7 (72%)     max: 58.1 fps
min: 20.4     avg: 32.6     median: 34.8 (52%)     max: 45.1 fps
min: 17     avg: 22.4     median: 23.6 (35%)     max: 25.1 fps
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 1911     avg: 2283     median: 2317 (1%)     max: 2510 Points
2581 Points (1%)
min: 2079     avg: 2217     median: 2183 (1%)     max: 2424 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 646     avg: 735     median: 749 (1%)     max: 848 Points
612 Points (1%)
min: 373     avg: 463.5     median: 487.5 (1%)     max: 506 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
min: 1225     avg: 2198     median: 2111 (46%)     max: 2900 Points
min: 1406     avg: 1949     median: 1799 (39%)     max: 2966 Points
min: 1289     avg: 1572     median: 1630 (35%)     max: 1905 Points

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX544 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX540 → 74% n=10

Average Benchmarks PowerVR SGX531 → 50% 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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