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Arm, a chipset design provider for many companies such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple, has announced a second-generation Arm v9 processor for smartphones with ray-tracing capabilities and a new Immortalis GPU. Arm’s new set of CPUs and GPUs has many advantages over its predecessor and could prove important for the next generation of Android smartphones. Here’s everything you need to know about the Arm Cortex-X3 and its new GPU flagship line, Immortalis.
Arm Cortex-X3 and Cortex-A715
Arm introduced the first generation Armv9 architecture last year. At the time, Arm stated that the v9 architecture would improve performance, security, AI, and digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities. The company has now introduced a second-generation Armv9 architecture that builds on the legacy of the first-generation Armv9 architecture and aims to improve performance.
The Cortex-X3 and Cortex-A715 are two new CPUs based on the latest 2nd generation Armv9 architecture. Cortex-X3 is the company’s third generation Cortex-X CPU. For those who don’t know, Arm’s Cortex-X program allows chip makers such as Qualcomm and Apple to partner with companies to complete their CPU designs.
The new Cortex-X3 Performance improved by up to 25% On Cortex-X2. The Cortex-X2 CPU core is found on the latest Android smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 and Mediatek Dimensity 9000. The new CPU is more efficient, in addition to improving performance, and performance at the same level of lower power consumption — Arm didn’t dive into the details of this claim.
In addition to the Cortex-X3, Arm also announced the Cortex-A715, which is based on a new architecture. There is no performance improvement (only about 5%), but the company claims that the new A700 processor is much more energy efficient. Arm is Cortex-A715 CPU 20% improvement in energy efficiency Compared to the previous Cortex-A710 CPU.
Overall, processors based on the new 2nd generation Arm V9 architecture should deliver better performance and better battery life. Performance could be further improved next year when chip makers switch to the 3nm node process. The profits look good on paper, but it’s still unclear how other companies are using the new architecture. First-generation SoCs based on the new Arm V9 architecture are touted to be announced in the fall of 2022, with the first consumer products coming in 2023.
Arm Immortalis GPU
In addition to the new Armv9 architecture, the company has also introduced a new flagship GPU called Immortalis. Arm aims to use Immortalis to change the dynamics of games on mobile. Most Android smartphones on the market today have a GPU based on Arm’s Mali graphics processing unit. The company is currently making further progress with the launch of the Immortalis GPU, which is based on the Mali GPU, but with more features.
The Immortalis-G715 is the company’s first GPU to provide mobile, hardware-based ray tracing support. For those who don’t know, the ray tracing feature tracks how rays are reflected in real life. It sounds very simple, but it’s a very complex physical model to implement on a PC, not to mention the GPU on a smartphone. It requires a lot of processing, but ultimately it allows developers to create great looking games and 3D models. You can see the Arm’s ray tracing demo below.
For those wondering about increased power consumption, the Immortalis-A715 uses 4% of the shader core area, yet achieves over 300% improvement over software-based ray tracing solutions. Arm says he does. He may remember last year’s chipsets that claimed to support ray tracing, but those chips used software-based ray tracing. The new Arm GPU enables hardware-based ray tracing. This is more accurate, faster and more realistic.
According to Arm, when you enable ray tracing on your smartphone, Paradigm shift In the mobile game industry. It depends on many factors, such as how OEMs such as Qualcomm and MediaTek use it on their chipsets and how long it takes developers to update their apps to support ray tracing, but the next generation Android flagship. You can expect it to be provided by smartphones. Good looking games and long playtime thanks to the low power core.