If you buy a device with a Mali-450 in 2025, you are buying an e-reader or a basic call phone.
Software tools and driver stacks have matured around Valhall. Vulkan 1.2 and OpenGL ES 3.2 are fully supported on the G31, offering developers access to advanced rendering techniques. The Mali‑450’s driver ecosystem is largely limited to OpenGL ES 2.0/3.0, restricting the visual fidelity of newer applications. Mali-g31 Mp2 Vs Mali-450
Valhall introduces a “dual‑issue” shader pipeline, allowing each core to issue two instructions per cycle. The G31 also integrates a dedicated Tensor Accelerator for lightweight AI tasks, a feature absent from the Mali‑450. Despite having the same ALU count, the newer architecture delivers higher throughput per clock and better energy efficiency. If you buy a device with a Mali-450