| Attribute | Mali-G31 MP2 | Mali-450 | |---|---:|---:| |Architecture family|Valhall (modern)|Midgard (legacy)| |GPU cores (MP2 = 2 cores)|2 cores typically (MP2)|Up to 8 cores (but older cores)| |Shader model / design|Unified modern fragment/vertex pipelines|Older unified shaders but less efficient| |Compute capability|Better compute throughput; Vulkan support in modern drivers|Limited/no Vulkan; mainly OpenGL ES 2.0| |Max theoretical performance|Higher GFLOPS per core (depends on clock)|Lower GFLOPS per core| |Memory interface & bandwidth usage|More efficient tiling/Tile-based rendering improvements|Less efficient bandwidth usage| |Rasterization / tiling|Tiled GPU architecture with improvements|Tiled rendering but older implementation| |Power efficiency|Significantly improved|Less efficient| |Use-cases|Entry-level phones, wearables, TV boxes with better UI and simple 3D games|Older budget phones, basic UIs, simple video playback| |Driver/API support|Active in recent kernels and vendors; more modern APIs|Legacy drivers; limited API support| |Video/codec offload|Depends on SoC integration; typically paired with modern video blocks|Depends on SoC; older SoCs used older codec blocks|
The Mali-G31 was announced in 2018 as part of ARM’s new Valhall architecture family (specifically, the ultra-efficient G31 is based on the Bifrost architecture, clarified below). It was designed for the Cortex-A53 and A55 cores, targeting the modern "ultra-efficiency" market. Mali-g31 Mp2 Vs Mali-450
Are you looking at these for a specific or a budget smartphone ? | Attribute | Mali-G31 MP2 | Mali-450 |
: As a successor in the "ultra-efficient" line, the G31 provides better performance density and significantly lower power consumption than the 450. Comparison Summary Mali-G31 MP2 Architecture Utgard (Legacy) Bifrost (Modern) OpenGL ES Vulkan Support Best Use Case Basic UI/Very old TV boxes Modern budget streaming/Casual gaming : As a successor in the "ultra-efficient" line,
The most significant gap between these two GPUs is the architectural generation they belong to: Mali-450 (Utgard Architecture):
