Malig31 Mp2 Vs Mali450 Hot May 2026

Battle of the Legacy GPUs: Mali-450 MP2 vs. Mali-31x MP2

If you are looking at budget devices, TV boxes, or older tablets, you will often encounter these two specific GPUs. While they sound similar on paper (both are "MP2," meaning they have two cores), they belong to very different generations and behave quite differently.

Comparison

Power Consumption

Mali-G31 MP2 (Bifrost): This is Arm’s first "ultra-efficient" GPU based on the Bifrost architecture. It is designed to bring modern features to cheap hardware. It usually runs on a 12nm or 28nm process, offering much better performance-per-watt. 2. API Support: The "Deal Breaker" This is where the Mali-450 fails in the modern era. malig31 mp2 vs mali450 hot

Performance: The Benchmark Battle

The 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (Graphics Score)

• Mali-G31 MP2: ~6,500 - 7,200
• Mali-450 MP4: ~4,500 - 5,500

When you look at raw specs, the Mali-450 MP (up to 8 cores) seems formidable compared to the Mali-G31 MP2 (only 2 cores). But clock speed and core counts are dead metrics. Here’s the deep truth. Battle of the Legacy GPUs: Mali-450 MP2 vs

If you search for "Mali-450 hot," you will find thousands of forum threads complaining about phones hitting 45°C to 55°C (113°F to 131°F) after 20 minutes of gaming. Mali-G31 MP2: ~6,500 - 7,200 Mali-450 MP4: ~4,500

• MediaTek MT6580, MT6737, MT6739, MT6750
• Spreadtrum SC9832E, SC9850

Why the Mali-450 is a Portable Furnace

1. The 28nm Curse

The Mali-450 was primarily fabricated on 28nm lithography. On a 28nm node, static power leakage is high. Even when the GPU is doing nothing, electrons are leaking through the transistors, creating baseline heat. Once you ask it to render a 60fps UI animation or a simple game like Subway Surfers, the leakage skyrockets.