Mali-G610 MC4 vs Mali-G610 MC6
On Mali-G610 (GameForce Ace, Infinix GT 20 Pro, Infinix NOTE Edge, Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, realme 真我 GT NEO 3 150W, Vivo V27, Xiaomi 13T). The first driver named is compared against the second, which is the baseline.
StockMali-G610 MC6
vsCustomMali-G610 MC4
Graphics system version (Vulkan)1.1.177 to 1.3.345
Optional features (extensions)71 to 147+76 -0
Features that pass their check (validated)31 to 398 pass only on Mali-G610 MC4 0 pass only on Mali-G610 MC6
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-G610 MC6 details Mali-G610 MC4 details
Feature checks that differ (26)
| Feature | Stock | Mali-G610 MC4 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| borderColorSwizzle | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState2 | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3DepthClampEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| vertexInputDynamicState | unsupported | pass | gained |
| shaderBufferInt64Atomics | unsupported | pass | gained |
| push.max_combined_image_samplers | unsupported | pass | gained |
| push.max_uniform_buffers | unsupported | pass | gained |
| borderColorSwizzleFromImage | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState2PatchControlPoints | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3AlphaToCoverageEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3DepthClipEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3LineRasterizationMode | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3LineStippleEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3ProvokingVertexMode | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3RasterizationStream | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3SampleMask | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3TessellationDomainOrigin | unsupported | untested | changed |
| nullDescriptor | unsupported | untested | changed |
| geometryStreams | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderSharedInt64Atomics | unsupported | untested | changed |
| dualSrcBlend | unsupported | untested | changed |
| inheritedQueries | unsupported | untested | changed |
| logicOp | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderInt64 | unsupported | untested | changed |
| wideLines | unsupported | untested | 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-G610 MC4 ms | Difference | Starts | GPU clock, MHz | Picture vs stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compute_nbody | 17.69 | n/a | only one side | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| hdr_2160p | 27.32 | n/a | only one side | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| oit_linked_lists | 21.38 | n/a | only one side | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| pipeline_barriers | 8.42 | n/a | only one side | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| subpasses | 16.43 | n/a | only one side | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
Technical differences (Vulkan)
Extensions only in Mali-G610 MC4 (76)
- VK_ARM_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_ARM_scheduling_controls
- VK_ARM_shader_core_builtins
- VK_ARM_shader_core_properties
- VK_ARM_shader_instrumentation
- VK_EXT_border_color_swizzle
- VK_EXT_debug_marker
- VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
- VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer
- 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_external_memory_host
- VK_EXT_frame_boundary
- VK_EXT_global_priority_query
- VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
- VK_EXT_hdr_metadata
- VK_EXT_host_image_copy
- 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_image_view_min_lod
- VK_EXT_legacy_dithering
- VK_EXT_load_store_op_none
- VK_EXT_multisampled_render_to_single_sampled
- VK_EXT_mutable_descriptor_type
- VK_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map
- VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control
- VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_feedback
- VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
- VK_EXT_pipeline_robustness
- VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready
- VK_EXT_primitive_topology_list_restart
- VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query
- VK_EXT_private_data
- VK_EXT_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_EXT_robustness2
- VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
- VK_EXT_shader_image_atomic_int64
- VK_EXT_shader_module_identifier
- VK_EXT_shader_replicated_composites
- VK_EXT_shader_tile_image
- VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback
- VK_EXT_texel_buffer_alignment
- VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_3d
- VK_EXT_tooling_info
- VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_robustness
- VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state
- VK_GOOGLE_decorate_string
- VK_KHR_copy_commands2
- VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering
- VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
- VK_KHR_global_priority
- VK_KHR_maintenance4
- VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
- VK_KHR_pipeline_library
- VK_KHR_present_id
- VK_KHR_present_id2
- VK_KHR_present_wait2
- VK_KHR_push_descriptor
- VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64
- VK_KHR_shader_clock
- VK_KHR_shader_integer_dot_product
- VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_uniform_control_flow
- VK_KHR_shader_terminate_invocation
- VK_KHR_swapchain_maintenance1
- VK_KHR_swapchain_mutable_format
- VK_KHR_synchronization2
- VK_KHR_workgroup_memory_explicit_layout
- VK_KHR_zero_initialize_workgroup_memory
Extensions only in Mali-G610 MC6 (0)
- None
Core features that differ (71)
| multiview | unsupported to pass |
| protectedMemory | unsupported to pass |
| samplerYcbcrConversion | unsupported to pass |
| shaderDrawParameters | unsupported to pass |
| storageBuffer16BitAccess | unsupported to pass |
| storageInputOutput16 | unsupported to pass |
| storagePushConstant16 | unsupported to pass |
| uniformAndStorageBuffer16BitAccess | unsupported to pass |
| variablePointers | unsupported to pass |
| variablePointersStorageBuffer | unsupported to pass |
| bufferDeviceAddress | unsupported to pass |
| bufferDeviceAddressCaptureReplay | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingPartiallyBound | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingSampledImageUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingStorageBufferUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingStorageImageUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingStorageTexelBufferUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingUniformBufferUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingUniformTexelBufferUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingUpdateUnusedWhilePending | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingVariableDescriptorCount | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| drawIndirectCount | unsupported to pass |
| hostQueryReset | unsupported to pass |
| imagelessFramebuffer | unsupported to pass |
| runtimeDescriptorArray | unsupported to pass |
| samplerFilterMinmax | unsupported to pass |
| samplerMirrorClampToEdge | unsupported to pass |
| scalarBlockLayout | unsupported to pass |
| separateDepthStencilLayouts | unsupported to pass |
| shaderBufferInt64Atomics | unsupported to pass |
| shaderFloat16 | unsupported to pass |
| shaderInputAttachmentArrayDynamicIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderInputAttachmentArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderInt8 | unsupported to pass |
| shaderOutputLayer | unsupported to pass |
| shaderOutputViewportIndex | unsupported to pass |
| shaderSampledImageArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderSharedInt64Atomics | unsupported to pass |
| shaderStorageBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderStorageImageArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderStorageTexelBufferArrayDynamicIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderStorageTexelBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderSubgroupExtendedTypes | unsupported to pass |
| shaderUniformBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderUniformTexelBufferArrayDynamicIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| shaderUniformTexelBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing | unsupported to pass |
| storageBuffer8BitAccess | unsupported to pass |
| storagePushConstant8 | unsupported to pass |
| subgroupBroadcastDynamicId | unsupported to pass |
| timelineSemaphore | unsupported to pass |
| uniformAndStorageBuffer8BitAccess | unsupported to pass |
| uniformBufferStandardLayout | unsupported to pass |
| vulkanMemoryModel | unsupported to pass |
| vulkanMemoryModelAvailabilityVisibilityChains | unsupported to pass |
| vulkanMemoryModelDeviceScope | unsupported to pass |
| computeFullSubgroups | unsupported to pass |
| descriptorBindingInlineUniformBlockUpdateAfterBind | unsupported to pass |
| dynamicRendering | unsupported to pass |
| inlineUniformBlock | unsupported to pass |
| maintenance4 | unsupported to pass |
| pipelineCreationCacheControl | unsupported to pass |
| privateData | unsupported to pass |
| robustImageAccess | unsupported to pass |
| shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation | unsupported to pass |
| shaderIntegerDotProduct | unsupported to pass |
| shaderTerminateInvocation | unsupported to pass |
| shaderZeroInitializeWorkgroupMemory | unsupported to pass |
| subgroupSizeControl | unsupported to pass |
| synchronization2 | unsupported to pass |
| textureCompressionASTC_HDR | unsupported to pass |
Limits that differ (34)
| Limit | Stock | Mali-G610 MC4 |
|---|---|---|
| maxImageDimension1D | 32768 | 16384 |
| maxImageDimension2D | 32768 | 16384 |
| maxImageDimension3D | 32768 | 16384 |
| maxImageDimensionCube | 32768 | 16384 |
| maxUniformBufferRange | 65536 | 2147483648 |
| maxStorageBufferRange | 268435456 | 2147483648 |
| maxMemoryAllocationCount | 4294967295 | 16384 |
| bufferImageGranularity | 4096 | 1 |
| maxBoundDescriptorSets | 4 | 7 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | 36 | 8388608 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxPerStageResources | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxDescriptorSetSamplers | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | 216 | 8388608 |
| maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxDescriptorSetSampledImages | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxDescriptorSetStorageImages | 500000 | 8388608 |
| maxGeometryInputComponents | 64 | 128 |
| maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | 1024 | 2048 |
| maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments | 0 | 8 |
| maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources | 1000008 | 16777224 |
| maxSamplerLodBias | 255 | 126 |
| maxViewportDimensions | 32768, 32768 | 16384, 16384 |
| viewportBoundsRange | -65536, 65535 | -32768, 32767 |
| minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment | 16 | 8 |
| maxInterpolationOffset | 0.5 | 0.4375 |
| maxFramebufferWidth | 32768 | 16384 |
| maxFramebufferHeight | 32768 | 16384 |
| discreteQueuePriorities | 2 | 4 |
| lineWidthRange | 1, 1 | 1, 4095.94 |
| lineWidthGranularity | 0 | 0.0625 |
Formats supported by only one driver (13 gained, 0 lost)
- A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32
- A2R10G10B10_SSCALED_PACK32
- A2R10G10B10_USCALED_PACK32
- 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
- None