Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa will still have PowerVR 5 graphics

14 January, 2013
The upcoming next generation Exynos chipset from Samsung will feature a current-gen PowerVR 544MP3 GPU.

Sort by:

  • D
  • AnonD-36414
  • TL5
  • 14 Jan 2013

poor sammy he he,:even with octa cores you can't match up apple's gpu on dual core!!!
Thats pity
and funny too!

    • D
    • AnonD-80252
    • kJr
    • 14 Jan 2013

    Because they are talking about GPU not CPU, while apple A6 maybe weaker than many other Android devices, they pack the most powerful Mobile GPUs on the market, in fact ipad 3 has the same GPU as the PS Vita which is already a impressive GPU, the iPad 4 is even more powerful which has twice the proformance. So this is why iPad always has the best proformance in gaming while not as fast in browsing to something like nexus 10.

      • A
      • Attila
      • JGk
      • 14 Jan 2013

      When I heard PoverVR I was happy. But now I'm confused because this GPU is not as good as in iPad4. I expected a very powerful Mali. What's happening to the SIV? :S

        • H
        • Hi
        • Lh@
        • 14 Jan 2013

        Why not the use the next gen PowerVR should be 2-4 times faster then current models and also has low power consumption.

        544 is like 3 years old now

          • D
          • AnonD-56684
          • s8H
          • 14 Jan 2013

          AnonD-56684, 14 Jan 2013What happend to the mali T 658 that expected to come with e... moreOk the diffrence is DirectX 10 texturing n 2x triangle setup.
          But even with this upgrade,s4 will still have plenty more pixels to push than iphone 5 so it's performance remains to be seen.

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • PV{
            • 14 Jan 2013

            AnonD-80583, 14 Jan 2013I am looking forward for a tegra4 device this year their 72... moreI'll stay awya from any cellphone with either Qualcomm or Nvidia CPU in it. Reason, both them did not manufacture their CPU. They've got the crappy Taiwanese semicon manufacturer built the CPU for them, which I've always think their quality are bad.

              • S
              • Sami sarparah(Baloch
              • uZa
              • 14 Jan 2013

              Can anyone answer this question that how many bytes of data is processed or performed by one core in a quad core or dual core processor.get it a challange.......

                • D
                • AnonD-34979
                • fuN
                • 14 Jan 2013

                This app is not compatible with your device(Tablet),fine i will get tablets that will get all the apps . Sorry Safari cannot download this content ,You cant send files through bluetooth ,WHAT ? THE Order one with no apps can do this. Fine its like i will be buying (R)un (T)ime no dont buy run time it cant run legacy apps yeah like i run legacy apps on the one(Tablet) with no apps.

                  • D
                  • AnonD-80583
                  • uvs
                  • 14 Jan 2013

                  I am looking forward for a tegra4 device this year their 72 core GPU will have ultimate graphical performance.
                  I think samsung can loose their benchmark crown this year to some other company , wish i get a device this year with great storage, AMOLED display & tegra4 or even faster SOC.

                    • ?
                    • Anonymous
                    • 0TL
                    • 14 Jan 2013

                    X, 14 Jan 2013On paper, the SGS4 should be more powerful(it has 75% of th... moreIf they're to use pentile arrangement (which they probably would ... they'd better do) Samsung screens would actually only have to draw 44% (not 66%) of the pixels that iPad4 needs to draw, effectively making it almost twice as fast as iPad4, probably the first android to be faster than an iPad...

                    Congratz Sammy, that's the faster chip you have created yet (if true) and as long as power consumption and thermals are in place S4 would probably be the bomb, miles ahead than the competition (a bit how S1 was for its time).

                    Away with this Mali nonsense, back to VR, back to (graphical) performance...

                      • X
                      • X
                      • Am9
                      • 14 Jan 2013

                      AnonD-58527, 14 Jan 2013Guess the Samsung fans didn't want the Mali T-678 or Mali T... more"Guess the Samsung fans didn't want the Mali T-678 or Mali T-658 this time."
                      Is not the fans decision, but Samsung's alone. Probably the Mali GPU is not ready, and maybe not needed(the PowerVR 5 on SGS 4 can support OpenCL and DirectX 10) for the SGS 4(maybe it will be used for tablets only).

                      "HTC and it's fans like the tegra 4 better."
                      I doubt that all of them like the slowest architecture:) .

                      "If you read what NVidia say on there web site - it's the best."
                      Wait until they prove it!

                      Myself(I don't speak for other people)

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • nGx
                        • 14 Jan 2013

                        Spiderpig2894, 14 Jan 2013You are right! That is also what i am thinking. Their conce... moreYes, this is surely just the ARM big.LITTLE architecture (something that I'm surprised GSMrena didn't mention) whereby the 4 A7s are used for power efficiency.

                        We probably won't see this in a phone for another year or so.

                          • D
                          • AnonD-56684
                          • s8H
                          • 14 Jan 2013

                          What happend to the mali T 658 that expected to come with exynos 5 quad ?
                          Iphone 5 too has triple core gpu but it's 543 mp3.wonder if there's a big diffrence between 543 n 544.
                          it would still be interesting to see how does it stack up against current top mobile gpu's.

                            • D
                            • AnonD-92240
                            • t7X
                            • 14 Jan 2013

                            Now, tell me more about how that GPU will power a 9.7 inch 1536 x 2048 resolution screen. Not to mention, a slightly weaker GPU coupled with an overly more powerful CPU, will perform better than otherwise. Gaming or not.

                              • X
                              • X
                              • Am9
                              • 14 Jan 2013

                              m86k, 14 Jan 2013Idea is good, but a little mistake : It's 544MP3 (triple... moreCorrect! Thanks!

                                • X
                                • X
                                • Am9
                                • 14 Jan 2013

                                Grim, 14 Jan 2013How can people be so dumb? -_- Even if the iPad 4 has a str... moreOn paper, the SGS4 should be more powerful(it has 75% of the iPads GPU's, but only 66% of the iPads pixels) then iPad 4. But then, the difference is made by the software and the memory speed. Anyways, iPad 4 rocks! And SGS 4 I'm sure it will be very close in performance if not, who knows, better.

                                  • m
                                  • m86k
                                  • m86
                                  • 14 Jan 2013

                                  X, 14 Jan 2013On top of that the iPad 4 has 4 GPU's (last digit from 544)... moreIdea is good, but a little mistake :

                                  It's 544MP3 (triple core) for Exynos Octa and 544MP4 (quad core) for Apple stuff.

                                    • D
                                    • AnonD-58527
                                    • uBS
                                    • 14 Jan 2013

                                    Guess the Samsung fans didn't want the Mali T-678 or Mali T-658 this time.

                                    HTC and it's fans like the tegra 4 better. If you read what NiVidia say on there web site - it's the best.

                                    HOX+ uk users group

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-78985
                                      • QGt
                                      • 14 Jan 2013

                                      Sa71, 14 Jan 2013People are taking more into consideration the less powerful... moreAndroid 5.0 will be optimized For the big little Technologie. Just like Android 4.0 was optimized for dual and quad core. The power of open source hahaha :)

                                        • m
                                        • m86k
                                        • m86
                                        • 14 Jan 2013

                                        Noel Carson, 14 Jan 2013Can anyone explain why despite the Octa core the GPU perfor... moreHere are some hardware facts :

                                        you said it yourself Exynos Octa CPU vs A6 architecture.

                                        GSMArena isn't comparing CPU part but GPU part which is another "component" embodded in those architectures.

                                        Take for example an Intel Core i7 CPU, now add to it a graphic card : GTX680. That's your GPU. Put a slower / cheaper card instead: GT420. Now you are getting lower performance.

                                        Now think to Samsung Exynos Octa 5 is your Core i7 + GT650 and A6 is a Core i5 + GTX690. You should understand where you ll get the most raw graphical performance.