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Qualcomm Adreno 510 vs Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 512

Qualcomm Adreno 510

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The Qualcomm Adreno 510 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and 652 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.

Compared the the faster Adreno 530, the 510 is currently produced in the older 28nm process (650 and 652) and should offer less ALUs. The clock speed is not disclosed.

Early benchmarks and performance ratings from Qualcomm position the GPU on a level with the old Adreno 330 (former high end GPU) in the Snapdragon 810. Therefore, it should be able to handle most Android games up to Full HD fluently.

Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU

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The Apple M2 Max 30-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering 30 of the 38 cores in the M2 Max Chip.

The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 512 bit bus (up to 400 GBit/s).

The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 and 16 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.

The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC.

Qualcomm Adreno 512

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The Qualcomm Adreno 512 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoCs and based on the Adreno 500 architecture (like the Adreno 520 in the S820, which should be fully compatible in software).

According to Qualcomm up to 30% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 510?).

The GPU supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0 (according to Wikipedia), OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE (3.2 in other sources), OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 12.1 according to Wikipedia, 11.1 according to Qualcomm). Furthermore, the GPU supports Universal Bandwidth Compression (UBWC) to save memory bandwidth.

 

Qualcomm Adreno 510Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPUQualcomm Adreno 512
Adreno 500 Series
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
M2 Max 38-Core GPU 38
M2 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU 19 @ 0.44 - 1.4 GHz
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU 16
M2 10-Core GPU 10 @ 1.4 GHz
M2 8-Core GPU 8 @ 1.4 GHz
Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512
Adreno 510
Adreno 509
Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 @ 0.45 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 500Adreno 500
Shared Memoryyesnoyes
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, VulkanDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm5 nm14 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 17.01.2023 15.12.2015
Pipelines30 - unified
Memory TypeLPDDR5-6400
Notebook Sizemedium sized
CPU in Adreno 510GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM89768 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM89566 x 1800 MHz? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Adreno 512GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6608 x 2200 MHz? MHz850 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 21087     avg: 21766     median: 21533 (2%)     max: 23175 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 1381     avg: 1454     median: 1441.5 (6%)     max: 1579 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 1354     avg: 1395     median: 1389.5 (3%)     max: 1459 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
971 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
867 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
20692 Points (24%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
83 Seconds (9%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
145.7 fps (9%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
145.3 fps (59%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
326.1 fps (59%)
min: 3     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (1%)     max: 3.3 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
853 fps (63%)
min: 7.9     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (1%)     max: 8.8 fps
585 fps (66%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 510
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 22     avg: 30.8     median: 31 (0%)     max: 36 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 512
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
44.8 fps (74%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
15120 Points (34%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
26078 Points (58%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
12.8 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
74601 Points (22%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
126173 Points (81%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
6078 Points (6%)
min: 6741     avg: 13532     median: 6900 (7%)     max: 26954 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
2559 Points (4%)
min: 2286     avg: 6896     median: 2290 (4%)     max: 16113 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4270 Points (93%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
83.7 Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU → 10833% n=1

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 167% n=1

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

high 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
53.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
45.2  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
35.1  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
91  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
65  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
41.4  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
115  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
102  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Max 30-Core GPU:
69  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
Adreno 512:
30  fps
med.
Adreno 512:
24 30 ~ 27 fps
high
Adreno 512:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
Adreno 512:
30 60 ~ 45 fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
Adreno 512:
60  fps
ultra
Adreno 512:
30 60 60 ~ 50 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
Adreno 512:
60  fps
high
Adreno 512:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 510:
30 50 57 60 ~ 49 fps
61%
Adreno 512:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
100%
Adreno 510:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
100%
Adreno 510:
20 29 30 30 ~ 27 fps
107%
Adreno 512:
28 29 30 ~ 29 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
low
Adreno 512:
28 28 ~ 28 fps
high
Adreno 512:
28 28 28 30 ~ 29 fps
Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers

2012
high
Adreno 512:
60  fps

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 512 → 84%

Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Borderlands 353.245.235.1
Total War: Three Kingdoms916541.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider11510269
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PUBG Mobile302730
World of Tanks Blitz45
Arena of Valor6050
Shadow Fight 36060
Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne29
Asphalt 9: Legends2829
Subway Surfers60
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