Mali-G52 vs Mali-G52 MC2
On Mali-G52 (CHUWI HiPad-Air, HONOR X5c, HONOR X5c, Infinix HOT 60i, Motorola moto g(20), Oppo A18, Oppo A38, realme RMX3710, Redmi 12, Redmi 12, Redmi 12C, Redmi 13C, Redmi 14C, Redmi 15C, Redmi A3 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A06, Samsung Galaxy A32, Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, TECNO POVA 3, TECNO SPARK 10 Pro, TECNO SPARK 20, Vivo Y03, Xiaomi 24040RN64Y, Xiaomi 24049RN28L). The first driver named is compared against the second, which is the baseline.
StockMali-G52 MC2
vsCustomMali-G52
Graphics system version (Vulkan)1.3.278 to 1.1.191
Optional features (extensions)132 to 73+0 -59
Features that pass their check (validated)51 to 430 pass only on Mali-G52 8 pass only on Mali-G52 MC2
Speed test scenes (benchmark)no shared scenes
Games each driver could run (an estimate from its feature list): green likely, yellow maybe, orange limited, red no
StockDX92002+DX102006+DX112009+DX122015+Switch
CustomDX92002+DX102006+DX112009+DX122015+Switch
Mali-G52 MC2 details Mali-G52 details
Feature checks that differ (20)
| Feature | Stock | Mali-G52 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| borderColorSwizzle | pass | unsupported | lost |
| extendedDynamicState | pass | unsupported | lost |
| extendedDynamicState2 | pass | unsupported | lost |
| vertexInputDynamicState | pass | unsupported | lost |
| shaderBufferInt64Atomics | pass | unsupported | lost |
| timelineSemaphore | pass | fail | lost |
| stress.many_command_buffers_one_submit | pass | untested | lost |
| stress.spill_helper_lanes | pass | untested | lost |
| borderColorSwizzleFromImage | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState2PatchControlPoints | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3LineRasterizationMode | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3ProvokingVertexMode | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3SampleMask | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3TessellationDomainOrigin | untested | unsupported | changed |
| descriptorBindingInlineUniformBlockUpdateAfterBind | untested | unsupported | changed |
| shaderSharedInt64Atomics | untested | unsupported | changed |
| dualSrcBlend | untested | unsupported | changed |
| logicOp | untested | unsupported | changed |
| shaderInt64 | untested | unsupported | changed |
| wideLines | untested | unsupported | changed |
Speed test scenes (benchmark)
The two drivers were not measured on the same set of device models. Frame times from different devices do not compare drivers, so read these numbers with that in mind.
| Scene | Stock ms | Mali-G52 ms | Difference | Starts | GPU clock, MHz | Picture vs stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compute_nbody | n/a | 62.01 | only one side | ? vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
| hdr_2160p | n/a | 163.54 | only one side | ? vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
| oit_linked_lists | n/a | 65.97 | only one side | ? vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
| pipeline_barriers | n/a | 46.05 | only one side | ? vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
| subpasses | n/a | 90.08 | only one side | ? vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
Technical differences (Vulkan)
Extensions only in Mali-G52 (0)
- None
Extensions only in Mali-G52 MC2 (59)
- VK_ANDROID_external_format_resolve
- VK_ARM_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_ARM_shader_core_builtins
- VK_ARM_shader_core_properties
- VK_EXT_border_color_swizzle
- VK_EXT_debug_marker
- VK_EXT_device_address_binding_report
- VK_EXT_device_fault
- VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3
- VK_EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified
- VK_EXT_frame_boundary
- VK_EXT_global_priority_query
- VK_EXT_image_2d_view_of_3d
- VK_EXT_image_compression_control
- VK_EXT_image_compression_control_swapchain
- VK_EXT_image_sliced_view_of_3d
- VK_EXT_legacy_dithering
- VK_EXT_load_store_op_none
- VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_single_sampled
- VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_feedback
- VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
- VK_EXT_pipeline_robustness
- VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query
- VK_EXT_private_data
- VK_EXT_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
- VK_EXT_shader_image_atomic_int64
- VK_EXT_shader_tile_image
- VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback
- VK_EXT_tooling_info
- VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state
- VK_GOOGLE_decorate_string
- VK_GOOGLE_user_type
- VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps
- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering
- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read
- VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
- VK_KHR_global_priority
- VK_KHR_index_type_uint8
- VK_KHR_line_rasterization
- VK_KHR_load_store_op_none
- VK_KHR_maintenance4
- VK_KHR_maintenance5
- VK_KHR_maintenance6
- VK_KHR_map_memory2
- VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64
- VK_KHR_shader_expect_assume
- VK_KHR_shader_float_controls2
- VK_KHR_shader_maximal_reconvergence
- VK_KHR_shader_quad_control
- VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_rotate
- VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_uniform_control_flow
- VK_KHR_shader_terminate_invocation
- VK_KHR_swapchain_mutable_format
- VK_KHR_synchronization2
- VK_KHR_vertex_attribute_divisor
Core features that differ (45)
| multiview | pass to unsupported |
| samplerYcbcrConversion | pass to unsupported |
| shaderDrawParameters | pass to unsupported |
| storageBuffer16BitAccess | pass to unsupported |
| storageInputOutput16 | pass to unsupported |
| storagePushConstant16 | pass to unsupported |
| uniformAndStorageBuffer16BitAccess | pass to unsupported |
| variablePointers | pass to unsupported |
| variablePointersStorageBuffer | pass to unsupported |
| bufferDeviceAddress | pass to unsupported |
| hostQueryReset | pass to unsupported |
| imagelessFramebuffer | pass to unsupported |
| samplerMirrorClampToEdge | pass to unsupported |
| scalarBlockLayout | pass to unsupported |
| separateDepthStencilLayouts | pass to unsupported |
| shaderBufferInt64Atomics | pass to unsupported |
| shaderFloat16 | pass to unsupported |
| shaderInt8 | pass to unsupported |
| shaderOutputViewportIndex | pass to unsupported |
| shaderSharedInt64Atomics | pass to unsupported |
| shaderSubgroupExtendedTypes | pass to unsupported |
| storageBuffer8BitAccess | pass to unsupported |
| storagePushConstant8 | pass to unsupported |
| subgroupBroadcastDynamicId | pass to unsupported |
| timelineSemaphore | pass to unsupported |
| uniformAndStorageBuffer8BitAccess | pass to unsupported |
| uniformBufferStandardLayout | pass to unsupported |
| vulkanMemoryModel | pass to unsupported |
| vulkanMemoryModelAvailabilityVisibilityChains | pass to unsupported |
| vulkanMemoryModelDeviceScope | pass to unsupported |
| computeFullSubgroups | pass to unsupported |
| descriptorBindingInlineUniformBlockUpdateAfterBind | pass to unsupported |
| dynamicRendering | pass to unsupported |
| inlineUniformBlock | pass to unsupported |
| maintenance4 | pass to unsupported |
| pipelineCreationCacheControl | pass to unsupported |
| privateData | pass to unsupported |
| robustImageAccess | pass to unsupported |
| shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation | pass to unsupported |
| shaderIntegerDotProduct | pass to unsupported |
| shaderTerminateInvocation | pass to unsupported |
| shaderZeroInitializeWorkgroupMemory | pass to unsupported |
| subgroupSizeControl | pass to unsupported |
| synchronization2 | pass to unsupported |
| textureCompressionASTC_HDR | pass to unsupported |
Limits that differ (14)
| Limit | Stock | Mali-G52 |
|---|---|---|
| maxStorageBufferRange | 2147483648 | 268435456 |
| maxMemoryAllocationCount | 16384 | 4294967295 |
| maxBoundDescriptorSets | 7 | 4 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | 241 | 36 |
| maxPerStageResources | 570 | 365 |
| maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | 1446 | 216 |
| maxGeometryInputComponents | 128 | 64 |
| maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | 2048 | 1024 |
| maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments | 8 | 0 |
| maxSamplerLodBias | 126 | 255 |
| maxInterpolationOffset | 0.4375 | 0.5 |
| timestampPeriod | 76.9231 | 38.4615 |
| lineWidthRange | 1, 4095.94 | 1, 1 |
| lineWidthGranularity | 0.0625 | 0 |
Formats supported by only one driver (0 gained, 14 lost)
- None
- A1B5G5R5_UNORM_PACK16
- A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32
- A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32
- A8_UNORM
- B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
- B8G8R8A8_SSCALED
- B8G8R8A8_USCALED
- B8G8R8_SSCALED
- B8G8R8_USCALED
- G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
- G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
- G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
- R64_SINT
- R64_UINT