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Qualcomm Adreno 510 vs Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Apple M2 Max 38-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 Pro 19-Core GPU

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The Apple M2 Pro 19-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 19 cores in the M2 Pro Chip.

The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s). The GPU clocks from 444 MHz to 1398 MHz and was maintaining the 1398 MHz in games.

According to Apple, the performance should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro.

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. The power consumption of the GPU part in the M2 Pro is slightly below 20 Watt in games (Borderlands 3 measured with powermetrics).

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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The Apple M2 Max 38-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 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).

Thanks to the additional cores and architectural improvements, the M2 Max GPU should clearly best the old M1 Max GPU with 32 cores and therefore be the fastest iGPU currently available.

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 Max is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC. According to the internal powermetrics tool, the GPU uses up to 53.6 Watt (performance mode) and the whole chip (including the CPU) up to 89 Watt.

Qualcomm Adreno 510Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Apple M2 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
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
ArchitectureAdreno 500
Shared Memoryyesnono
APIDirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan
technology14 nm5 nm5 nm
FeaturesOpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Date of Announcement15.12.2015 17.01.2023 17.01.2023
Pipelines19 - unified38 - unified
Core Speed444 - 1398 (Boost) MHz
Memory TypeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-6400
Power Consumption20 Watt53 Watt
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium 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 M2 Pro 19-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M2 Pro12 x 2424 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in M2 Max 38-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M2 Max12 x 2424 MHz, 79 W? 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
min: 12968     avg: 12983     median: 12982.5 (15%)     max: 12997 Points
25103 Points (29%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
97 Seconds (10%)
51.2 Seconds (5%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
140.9 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
147.5 fps (9%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 92.1     avg: 92.2     median: 92.2 (37%)     max: 92.2 fps
179.9 fps (73%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 210.4     avg: 210.6     median: 210.6 (38%)     max: 210.7 fps
397.6 fps (72%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 565.3     avg: 567     median: 566.7 (42%)     max: 568 fps
950 fps (70%)
min: 434.4     avg: 435.2     median: 435.2 (49%)     max: 436 fps
585 fps (66%)
min: 748     avg: 748     median: 748.2 (16%)     max: 748.4 fps
1294 fps (27%)
min: 1126.4     avg: 1131     median: 1131.2 (66%)     max: 1136 fps
1708 fps (100%)
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 + Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
min: 1967.2     avg: 1970     median: 1969.6 (16%)     max: 1972 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
3185 fps (25%)
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
50447 Points (15%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
82134 Points (53%)
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 *
49.6 Watt (7%)
80.7 Watt (11%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
55.9 Watt (12%)
92 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 1.028     avg: 1     median: 1 (85%)     max: 1.207 fps per Watt
0.9 fps per Watt (78%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
35.1 dB(A) (56%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 510 → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU → 7533% n=4

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU → 11646% n=4

- 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.

low 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
39.6  fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
33.5  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
29.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
26.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
34  fps
low 1280x720
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
75.9 79 ~ 77 fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
54 60.3 ~ 57 fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
72  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40 40.6 ~ 40 fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
60.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
29 30.4 ~ 30 fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
48.6  fps
low 1280x720
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
269  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
330  fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
84  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
147  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
54  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
96  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
71  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
25  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
47  fps
low 1280x720
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
169  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
182  fps
med. 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
80  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
131  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
72  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
122  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
63  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
109  fps
QHD 2560x1440
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
40  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
78  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
57  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
83  fps
ultra 1920x1080
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU:
51  fps
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
76  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
84  fps
med. 1366x768
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
81  fps
high 1920x1080
M2 Max 38-Core GPU:
57  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 Pro 19-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty39.633.529.326.5
Baldur's Gate 334
Borderlands 377574030
Total War: Three Kingdoms26984544025
Shadow of the Tomb Raider16980726340
The Witcher 35751
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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Borderlands 37260.248.6
Total War: Three Kingdoms330147967147
Shadow of the Tomb Raider18213112210978
The Witcher 38376
GTA V848157
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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