Apple M2 10-Core GPU vs Qualcomm Adreno 530
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 530 ► remove from comparison
The Qualcomm Adreno 530 is an integrated graphics card for (mostly Android based) smartphones and tablets . It was introduced in the last quarter of 2015 and is integrated in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. It supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and DirectX 11.1.
The GPU uses a still unknown amount of unified shaders clocked at up to 624 MHz. In 2015 it belongs to the fastest GPU for smartphones. Compared to the predecessor Adreno 430 , the 530 is especially faster in demanding benchmarks.
Apple M2 10-Core GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530 Adreno 500 Series Pipelines 10 - unified Core Speed 1398 (Boost) MHz 624 MHz Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 Shared Memory no yes Power Consumption 15 Watt technology 5 nm 14 nm Date of Announcement 06.06.2022 15.12.2015 Predecessor M1 8-Core GPU API DirectX 11.1, OpenGL ES 3.1 AEP Features OpenGL ES 3.1 AEP, OpenCL 2.0, Direct3D 11.1 (FL 11_1)
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 24310 avg: 32869 median: 32997 (4%) max: 40761 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 2649 avg: 3348 median: 3425 (15%) max: 3806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 3401 avg: 4503 median: 4661.5 (10%) max: 5006 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 2252 avg: 2605 median: 2594.5 (13%) max: 2893 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 2488 avg: 2996 median: 3108 (9%) max: 3253 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 21302 avg: 23924 median: 24236 (12%) max: 25317 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 13 W 94% 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%
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 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%
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%
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: 7.1 avg: 8.4 median: 7.2 (1%) max: 11 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 47% 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: 15 avg: 17.7 median: 19 (1%) max: 19 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 50% 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: 14 avg: 18.3 median: 19 (2%) max: 20 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 20% 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: 12 avg: 28.6 median: 31 (1%) max: 34.02 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 19% 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: 26 avg: 43 median: 44.5 (3%) max: 49 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 20% 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 530
min: 47.19 avg: 83.3 median: 88 (1%) max: 96 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 12 W TDP 13 W 19% 100% 98%
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 654168 avg: 728087 median: 728086 (91%) max: 802005 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 21420 avg: 30602 median: 33028 (75%) max: 35449 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 28538 avg: 37215 median: 38353 (85%) max: 41500 Points
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: 4781 avg: 5512 median: 5612.5 (6%) max: 6042 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1913 avg: 2183 median: 2178.5 (4%) max: 2461 Points
Smartbench 2012 - Smartbench 2012 Gaming Index
4410 Points (96%)
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%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 27.8 avg: 32.5 median: 30.8 (7%) max: 38.9 Watt
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 530 → 8% 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
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
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
34 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
28 fps
Adreno 530:
0 (!) [X] HTC U Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
Problem during benchmarking occured: game wont start 30 [X] HTC 10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
min:
25 fps, max:
32 fps
30 30 30 [X] LG G6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
56 58 59 [X] OnePlus 3T Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
59 60 [X] Lenovo Moto Z Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
min:
50 fps, max:
61 fps
60 ~ 43 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
67.7 fps
43%
Adreno 530:
0 (!) [X] HTC U Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
Problem during benchmarking occured: game wont start 29 [X] Lenovo Moto Z Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
min:
27 fps, max:
30 fps
29 29 30 [X] OnePlus 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
30 30 30 [X] OnePlus 3T Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
30 30 30 [X] LG G6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
30 30 [X] ZTE Axon M Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro 2.4GHz
Adreno 530
48 [X] HTC 10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
min:
30 fps, max:
50 fps
~ 29 fps
100%
M2 10-Core GPU:
44.2 fps
Adreno 530:
35 [X] OnePlus 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
Adreno 530
min:
28 fps, max:
42 fps
51 ~ 43 fps
Average Gaming Apple M2 10-Core GPU → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Qualcomm Adreno 530 → 43% Qualcomm Adreno 530 low med. high ultra QHD 4K Dead Trigger 2 43 Asphalt 8: Airborne 30 29 Real Racing 3 60 43 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 1 2
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