ARM announces new IP suite that includes powerful Cortex-A72 CPU, Mali-T880 GPU and CoreLink CCI-500 interconnect

ARM has announced a new IP suite that will boost the mobile experience for users. The three major components included in the IP suite are ARM Cortex-A72 processor, ARM Mali-T880 GPU and ARM CoreLink CCI-500 Cache Coherent Interconnect. These new components will feature in mobile devices coming out in 2016.

“Our new premium mobile experience IP suite with the Cortex-A72 processor delivers a decisive step forward from the compelling user experiences provided by this year’s Cortex-A57 based devices,” said Pete Hutton, executive vice president of ARM.

Cortex-A72 Processor

The new Cortex-A72 CPU will be 50 times more powerful that the one from 5 years ago. It is based on ARMv8-A architecture with 64-bit processing but will provide full compatibility with current 32-bit software. It is a successor to Cortex-A57. Its performance is 3.5 times faster than devices based on Cortex-A15 but with reduced overall power consumption.

The Cortex-A72 will consume 75% less energy compared to 2014 devices for matching performance. To ease the chip implementation, ARM has also included POP IP for latest TSMC 16nm FinFET+ process. Cortex-A72 when combined with Cortex-A53 processor in ARM big.LITTLE configurations, will offer better performance and efficiency.

Mali-T880 GPU

The new Mali-T880 GPU will offer 1.8 times the graphic performance delivered by the current devices using Mali-T760. There is also 40% less power consumption. The Mali-T880 GPU will offer stunning visuals and advanced console-like gaming experience. It will also give good fidelity for high-quality 4K content.

CoreLink CCI-500 Interconnect

The CoreLink CCI-500 Interconnect will allow higher system bandwidth and improved system efficiency. Its integrated snoop filter delivers power savings through big.LITTLE processing. CoreLink CCI-500 will offer double peak memory system bandwidth compared to its predecessor CoreLink CCI-400 and also 30% more processor memory performance.

ARM has already partnered with several companies including MediaTek, Cadence, HiSilicon, Synopsys and Rockchip for its new components.

 

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Via GSMArena

ARM announces new IP suite that includes powerful Cortex-A72 CPU, Mali-T880 GPU and CoreLink CCI-500 interconnect

Apple’s New Product iPhone 6 GPU Benchmark Test shows It Is Behind The Curve

iPhone 6 which is released recently is using the latest Apple’s A8 chip with dual-core 1.4GHz Cyclone CPU and an unknown GPU. GPU chip is a chip whose task is for calculation of graphical output to the monitors. It is mainly used for gaming purposes. There is rumour that the graphics unit in A8 is the PowerVE GX6650, the next generation of the one that is used in iPhone 5S (PowerVR G6430).

Apple claims that with the new chip, it means the device will have up to 25 percent faster CPU performance and up to 50 percent faster graphics while maintaining a decent battery life even while powering larger and more pixel-rich display.

The first Apple iPhone 6 A8 GPU chip was put on a test. It was tested from the GPU testing Basemark X suite. The result shown that iPhone 6 scores a higher points from its predecessor at 21,204 points whereas iphone 5S scores 20,253 points.

Looking at the Basemark X result, we can assume that Apple has chosen hexa-core PowerVR G6630 instead since the performance is not really up to the expectation. When compared with other product from another company, such as Samsung Galaxy S5, it scores at 23,501 points with Adreno 330 GPU and screen of higher 1080p resolution.

For the other newly released product iPhone6 plus, we hope that Apple will put in a better GPU chip to produce a better quality of display on a bigger screen.

 

Apple’s New Product iPhone 6 GPU Benchmark Test shows It Is Behind The Curve