Apple M2 10-Core GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 505 vs Apple M2 8-Core GPU
Apple M2 10-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 10 cores designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M2 SoC . It uses the unified memory architecture of the M2 SoC (up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 with 100 GB/s bandwidth) and should offer 160 execution units.
According to Apple it offers a 25% higher performance at slightly higher power consumption. The theoretical performance is rated at 3.6 Teraflops and therefore 1 TFLOP higher than the M1 8-core GPU . In our benchmarks, the GPU was able to top the M1 with up to 40%, but still stays behind the 14-core GPU in the M1 Pro. Compared to other iGPUs from AMD and Intel, the M2 benefits greatly from the unified memory architecture and the high bandwidth.
The M2 chip is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC (most likely N5P). The power consumption is around 13.5 Watt (in our tests under load of the MBP13) and up to 15W according to Apple.
Qualcomm Adreno 505 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 505 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 435 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 to the faster Adreno 506 , the 505 is manufactured in the older 28nm process and offers less raw performance.
Apple M2 8-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 8-core GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 of the 10 cores designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M2 SoC . It uses the unified memory architecture of the M2 SoC (up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 with 100 GB/s bandwidth) and should offer 128 execution units.
The performance is positioned right between the old 8-core model in the M1 GPU and the higher end 10-core model in the M2 . The theoretical performance should be around 2.9 Teraflops, as the 8-core version offers the same 1,398 MHz maximum clock rate as the 10-core version. Compared to other iGPUs from AMD and Intel, the M2 benefits greatly from the unified memory architecture and the high bandwidth.
The M2 chip is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC (most likely N5P). The power consumption is around 10 Watt (in our tests under load of the MBP13) compared to the 13.5W of the 10-core version.
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505 Apple M2 8-Core GPU Apple M2 Series Pipelines 10 - unified 8 - unified Core Speed 1398 (Boost) MHz 450 MHz 1398 (Boost) MHz Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no yes no Power Consumption 15 Watt 10 Watt technology 5 nm 14 nm 5 nm Date of Announcement 06.06.2022 15.12.2015 06.06.2022 Predecessor M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU Architecture Adreno 500 API DirectX 12.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan Features OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 12 (FL 12_1)
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 7924 avg: 10477 median: 10069 (1%) max: 13656 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
5627 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
10835 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 482 avg: 632 median: 603.5 (3%) max: 835 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 423 avg: 552 median: 529.5 (1%) max: 735 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 0 avg: 371 median: 365 (2%) max: 505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 0 avg: 309.7 median: 305 (1%) max: 432 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 21302 avg: 23924 median: 24236 (12%) max: 25317 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 13 W 94% 100%
21009 Points (11%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 13 W 94% 84% 100%
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 5328 avg: 6533 median: 6823.5 (8%) max: 6987 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 89% 100% 98%
5689 Points (7%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 89% 81% 100% 98%
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
min: 205 avg: 221 median: 221 (23%) max: 237 Seconds
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 104% 100%
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 10-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 128.65 avg: 132.8 median: 131 (8%) max: 140.5 fps
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 93%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 8-Core GPU
128.6 fps (8%)
GPU TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 92% 100% 93%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 10-Core GPU Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 8-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 35.6 avg: 43.9 median: 47.9 (19%) max: 48.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 85% 99% 100%
39.8 fps (16%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 85% 82% 99% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 68 avg: 96 median: 102.6 (19%) max: 110 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 76% 99% 100%
min: 0.88 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.2 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 22% 99% 100%
91 fps (17%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 22% 83% 99% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 208 avg: 267.5 median: 283.8 (21%) max: 296 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 83% 99% 100%
min: 2.6 avg: 3.3 median: 3.6 (0%) max: 3.7 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 24% 99% 100%
247 fps (18%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 24% 84% 99% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 136 avg: 197.6 median: 206.1 (23%) max: 232 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 82% 100% 85%
min: 2.1 avg: 2.7 median: 2.6 (0%) max: 3.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 9% 100% 85%
199.9 fps (23%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 9% 86% 100% 85%
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 247 avg: 318.6 median: 331.5 (7%) max: 374.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 82% 100% 85%
min: 2.2 avg: 4.6 median: 4.6 (0%) max: 6.6 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 9% 100% 85%
306.9 fps (6%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 9% 82% 100% 85%
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 411 avg: 503 median: 509.5 (30%) max: 557.2 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 83% 100% 97%
min: 4.6 avg: 8 median: 7.1 (0%) max: 19 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 10% 100% 97%
483.7 fps (28%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 10% 87% 100% 97%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 10-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 628 avg: 824 median: 891.5 (7%) max: 931.9 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 78% 100% 98%
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Qualcomm Adreno 505 min: 11 avg: 17.7 median: 17 (0%) max: 25 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 10% 100% 98%
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 8-Core GPU
839 fps (7%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 10% 90% 100% 98%
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 654168 avg: 728087 median: 728086 (91%) max: 802005 Points
Basemark ES 2.0 - Basemark ES 2.0
33.5 fps (55%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
8015 Points (18%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 16486 avg: 16610 median: 16609.5 (37%) max: 16733 Points
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
5.2 fps (0%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
min: 27880 avg: 27900 median: 27900 (8%) max: 27920 Points
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
min: 42013 avg: 44473 median: 45460 (29%) max: 45946 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 91% 100% 99%
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 2589 avg: 3292 median: 3292 (3%) max: 3995 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1032 avg: 1168 median: 1167.5 (2%) max: 1303 Points
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 22.8 avg: 27.8 median: 26.9 (4%) max: 34.4 Watt
GPU TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 100% 100%
24.4 Watt (3%)
GPU TDP 10 W TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 101% 100% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 27.8 avg: 32.5 median: 30.8 (7%) max: 38.9 Watt
27.4 Watt (6%)
GPU TDP 10 W TDP 13 W 101% 100%
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16 avg: 16.5 median: 16.7 (6%) max: 16.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 1.007 avg: 1 median: 1 (91%) max: 1.108 fps per Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 1.116 avg: 1.1 median: 1.1 (92%) max: 1.207 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M2 10-Core GPU Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
34.6 dB(A) (55%)
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 10-Core GPU → 100% n=6 Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 1% n=6 Average Benchmarks Apple M2 8-Core GPU → 92% n=6
- 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.
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
59.3 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
118.8 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
58.5 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
65 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
118.4 fps
85%
M2 8-Core GPU:
29.7 fps
66%
M2 8-Core GPU:
16.6 fps
84%
M2 8-Core GPU:
13.4 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
60 76 102 ~ 79 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
28 31 39 40 ~ 35 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
25 27 36 36 ~ 31 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
21 23 31 32 ~ 27 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
20 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
39.8 fps
Adreno 505:
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7A 1.30.2.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
26 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 8A 1.32.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
1 fps, max:
31 fps
30 31 [X] BQ Aquaris VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
23 fps, max:
32 fps
31 31 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.22.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
23 fps, max:
32 fps
32 ~ 31 fps
Adreno 505:
30 [X] BQ Aquaris VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
28 fps, max:
31 fps
30 30 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.22.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
17 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 7A 1.30.2.4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
28 fps, max:
31 fps
30 [X] Xiaomi Redmi 8A 1.32.1.2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 2GHz
Adreno 505
min:
5 fps, max:
31 fps
30 32 ~ 30 fps
Adreno 505:
42 47 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.10.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
31 fps, max:
55 fps
47 58 ~ 49 fps
Adreno 505:
41 46 47 [X] Huawei Y7 2018 1.10.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
min:
1 fps, max:
60 fps
58 ~ 48 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
34 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
28 fps
Adreno 505:
30 30 30 30 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 30 [X] Medion Lifetab P10606 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
50 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
52 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
53 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
54 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
~ 39 fps
Adreno 505:
29 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 30 30 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 ~ 30 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
67.7 fps
38%
Adreno 505:
19 19 24 [X] Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
25 [X] LG Q6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
27 [X] Lenovo K6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
27 30 [X] Nokia 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 [X] Honor 6A Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
30 ~ 26 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
44.2 fps
Adreno 505:
60 [X] Medion Lifetab P10606 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) 1.4GHz
Adreno 505
fps
Average Gaming Apple M2 10-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 505 → 43% Average Gaming Apple M2 8-Core GPU → 76% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 78%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 43 29.7 16.6 13.4 Total War: Three Kingdoms 77 39 18 14 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62 28 24 20 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 2 2 1 3 3
Qualcomm Adreno 505 low med. high ultra QHD 4K PUBG Mobile 25 24 Arena of Valor 31 30 Shadow Fight 3 49 48 Dead Trigger 2 39 Asphalt 8: Airborne 30 26 Asphalt 9: Legends 29 21 Temple Run 2 60 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 2 3 1 2 2 1 1
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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