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Qualcomm Adreno 510 vs Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU

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.

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Qualcomm Adreno 510Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
Apple M2 Series
Adreno 540 compare @ 0.71 GHz
Adreno 530 compare @ 0.62 GHz
Adreno 512 compare
Adreno 510
Adreno 509 compare
Adreno 508 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 506 compare @ 0.65 GHz
Adreno 505 compare @ 0.45 GHz
Adreno 504 compare @ 0.45 GHz
M2 Max 38-Core GPU compare 38
M2 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU compare 19 @ 0.44 - 1.4 GHz
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16
M2 10-Core GPU compare 10 @ 1.4 GHz
M2 8-Core GPU compare 8 @ 1.4 GHz
ArchitectureAdreno 500
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 17.01.2023
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

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%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
853 fps (63%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 3.2     avg: 5.2     median: 5.4 (1%)     max: 6 fps
585 fps (66%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 4.6     avg: 8.9     median: 9.5 (0%)     max: 10 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 9.2     avg: 14.2     median: 14.5 (1%)     max: 17 fps
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
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%)
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%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
2559 Points (4%)
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

- 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.

Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

2019
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
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Total War: Three Kingdoms

2019
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
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

2018
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
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
Adreno 510:
30 50 57 60 ~ 49 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

Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

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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