Cortex-A78 is the new ARM core for high performance CPUs
In addition to the Cortex-A78 core for high-performance mobile processors, ARM announced Mali-G78 GPU and NPU (for IA) Ethos-N78
Emerson Alecrim - 26/May/2020
In addition to the Cortex-A78 core for high-performance mobile processors, ARM announced Mali-G78 GPU and NPU (for IA) Ethos-N78
Emerson Alecrim - 26/May/2020
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If you buy a high-end smartphone in 2021, it will probably be there: I'm talking about the Cortex-A78 core for high-performance CPUs. The news was announced on Tuesday (26) by ARM and comes with the GPU Mali-G78 and NPU Ethos-N78 (for artificial intelligence).
Naturally, the Cortex-A78 core appears as the successor to the Cortex-A77, which is present in the powerful Snapdragon 865 , for example (this chip consists of four Cortex-A77 and four Cortex-A55 cores). It is likely, therefore, that we will see the new core on the Snapdragon 875 (if that is even the name of the 865 replacement).
Every new generation arrives with the promise of more performance. This is no different: according to ARM, the Cortex-A78 core can be up to 20% faster than the Cortex-A77 in processing.
It is possible to make the performance up to 30% higher with the Cortex-X1 , a special core aimed at manufacturers looking to develop more "customized" chips, that is, with deeper levels of configuration and scalability to gain performance in specific projects.
The graphic part is guaranteed by the Mali-G78 GPU, which, according to ARM, is up to 25% higher in performance compared to the current generation (Mali-G77). Up to 24 Mali-G78 cores can be grouped into a single project. Here, energy consumption can be up to 30% lower than the current generation, depending on the activity.
For projects focused on cost-benefit, ARM also announced the Mali-G68 GPU , which has intermediate performance, so to speak. Here, up to six cores can be grouped per project.
Finally, we arrive at the NPU Ethos-N78 (basically, a nucleus for neural processing). ARM explains that, compared to the current NPU Ethos-N77, the new version can offer up to 25% more performance in artificial intelligence tasks, as well as providing lower energy consumption (although at an unspecified level).
Manufacturers will have access to the new NPU in more than 90 different configurations, again, so they can count on more flexibility in developing their chips.
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If you buy a high-end smartphone in 2021, it will probably be there: I'm talking about the Cortex-A78 core for high-performance CPUs. The news was announced on Tuesday (26) by ARM and comes with the GPU Mali-G78 and NPU Ethos-N78 (for artificial intelligence).
Naturally, the Cortex-A78 core appears as the successor to the Cortex-A77, which is present in the powerful Snapdragon 865 , for example (this chip consists of four Cortex-A77 and four Cortex-A55 cores). It is likely, therefore, that we will see the new core on the Snapdragon 875 (if that is even the name of the 865 replacement).
Every new generation arrives with the promise of more performance. This is no different: according to ARM, the Cortex-A78 core can be up to 20% faster than the Cortex-A77 in processing.
It is possible to make the performance up to 30% higher with the Cortex-X1 , a special core aimed at manufacturers looking to develop more "customized" chips, that is, with deeper levels of configuration and scalability to gain performance in specific projects.
The graphic part is guaranteed by the Mali-G78 GPU, which, according to ARM, is up to 25% higher in performance compared to the current generation (Mali-G77). Up to 24 Mali-G78 cores can be grouped into a single project. Here, energy consumption can be up to 30% lower than the current generation, depending on the activity.
For projects focused on cost-benefit, ARM also announced the Mali-G68 GPU , which has intermediate performance, so to speak. Here, up to six cores can be grouped per project.
Finally, we arrive at the NPU Ethos-N78 (basically, a nucleus for neural processing). ARM explains that, compared to the current NPU Ethos-N77, the new version can offer up to 25% more performance in artificial intelligence tasks, as well as providing lower energy consumption (although at an unspecified level).
Manufacturers will have access to the new NPU in more than 90 different configurations, again, so they can count on more flexibility in developing their chips.
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