Mali400

Mali-400 is a graphics processing unit (GPU) from ARM Holdings, part of the Mali family designed for use in mobile system-on-chips (SoCs) used in smartphones, tablets, and other embedded devices. Introduced in the late 2000s, it was intended to provide hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics for consumer devices running ARM-based processors.

The Mali-400 uses a unified shader architecture and is configurable in several variants known as MP (multi-processor) cores. The MP1, MP2, and MP4 designations indicate one, two, or four shader clusters, respectively, allowing device makers to balance performance and power consumption for different product tiers.

In terms of graphics APIs, Mali-400 GPUs typically support OpenGL ES 2.0, enabling programmable vertex and fragment shaders that enhance visual effects and rendering quality on mobile devices. The GPU was widely adopted across a range of SoCs from multiple manufacturers, most notably in Exynos-based Samsung devices in the early 2010s, as well as chips from other vendors such as MediaTek and HiSilicon.

As newer generations—such as Mali-450, Mali-T600, and later architectures—entered the market, Mali-400-based designs were progressively superseded. Nevertheless, the Mali-400 remained in use in older devices for several years, reflecting the mobile-focused emphasis on efficiency and integrated graphics performance suitable for user interfaces, casual gaming, and multimedia tasks.