ARM vs Adreno vs Apple: Dimensity 9000 ARM Mali-G710 MP10 GPU tops the efficiency list

 In terms of efficiency measured by FPS/Watt, the ARM Mali-G710 MP10 ranks top in the comparison chart of top mobile SoC GPUs. This amazing chart created using the GFXBench 3.1 benchmark also reveals the amazing position of the GPU part of the Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888.

A mobile SoC GPU efficiency chart has thrown out some arguably shocking results. The table contains 10 high-end SoCs, led by the ARM Mali-G710 MP10 component, which apparently appeared in the so-called MediaTek Dimensity 9000 prototype device. Apple SoC ranks third and fourth in the form of A15 and A14, while GPUs in Google's Tensor chip, Samsung's Exynos 2100 and Huawei's Kirin 9000 occupy seventh, eighth and ninth places respectively. Snapdragon chips with Adreno GPUs are scattered throughout the chart, providing a mixture of good news and bad news.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 has left a deep impression with its powerful CPU components, but the ARM Mali-G710 MP10 also proved its worth in this special comparison. Although it does not provide the highest FPS rate, this is 180 FPS managed by Apple A15, because Dimensity 9000 only used 6.8 W (average power) in the test, and its good frame rate of 160 FPS resulted in 23.5 FPS/Watt​​​ Excellent performance ratio. This is 3.07% higher than the Apple A15's 22.8 FPS/Watt result, which undoubtedly further proves the capabilities of MediaTek SoC.

In the chart released by Golden Reviewer, the fate of Snapdragon SoC is quite different. Although the now aging Adreno 650 of Snapdragon 865 only produces 89 FPS during GFXBench 3.1 operation, its average cost is only 3.8 W, leaving a very high efficiency ratio of 23.4 FPS/Watt-almost immediately following MediaTek 9000/ARM Mali-G710 MP10 combination. However, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC with Adreno 730 is not so impressive, with a ratio of 20.6 FPS/Watt, ranking fifth. The high frame rate of 175 FPS comes at the cost of the 8.5 W power of Qualcomm's new chip.

Snapdragon 870 ranked sixth, and it is also equipped with Adreno 650 GPU components. However, it is the placement of the Snapdragon 888 that adds to the overall astonishing factor of this particular chart. SoC’s Adreno 660 GPU produces 117 FPS, but requires 8.2 W of average power, resulting in 14.3 FPS/Watt efficiency ratio and the last position in the chart. This makes MediaTek Dimensity 9000 GPU score 23.5, 64.34% higher than Snapdragon 888, and the efficiency of ARM Mali-G710 MP10 is 14.08% higher than Adreno 730 in Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.