Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU: desktop-class mobile gameplay with AI-native graphics (newsroom.arm.com)
44 points by Re-Tails 6 hours ago
ksec 5 hours ago
With IMG PowerVR mostly gone from Mediatek roadmap. Which means ARM Mali is effectively the GPU IP on Android, excluding Qualcomm Adreno which its market continue to shrink and concentrate on premium segment.
I wonder how far or how good Mali is now compared to others. I wish Chip and Cheese do compassion on GPU as well.
pjmlp 4 hours ago
If only that would mean a better driver story across devices and Android releases.
Unless it is a Pixel or Samsung Sxy flagship device, chances are the driver, which will never get updated, it a box full of interesting developer moments.
Just go to chrome://gpu to check the amount of workarounds enabled in Chrome alone.
teki_one 5 hours ago
Google just switched to PowerVR, didn't they?
throwa356262 5 hours ago
Given the horrible GPU performance as well as thermal issues in Tensor G5 and G6, Google will have to switch back to Arm in G7.
Example benchmark showing how extremely far Google is behind:
GeekBench 6 Compute Score (GPU):
Xring O3. 36901. (the GPU in this announcement)
Snapdragon 8 Elite G5 27501. (Adreno 840)
Dimensity 9500M. 23753. (Mali-G1 Ultra MP11).
Tensor G6. 6216. (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536)MindSpunk 3 hours ago
ksec 3 hours ago
rjzzleep 38 minutes ago
eptcyka 6 hours ago
What about support in mesa?
bigbaguette 6 hours ago
Give it a couple years before Valve starts sponsoring someone to reverse-engineer it
eptcyka 6 hours ago
I do not understand why vendors believe their software stack is a moat. It is an obstacle to me.
david-gpu 35 minutes ago
pjmlp 2 hours ago
krautsauer 6 hours ago
throwa356262 4 hours ago
Why?
I thought these GPU were open source with mainline kernel support?
adrian_b 31 minutes ago
curiobleak 4 hours ago
The headline seems like a way to set themselves up to fail. The advancements are great, those features are definitely something a lot of developers and players are interested in, but comparing it to desktop immediately just sets the bar too high.
cubefox 5 hours ago
This should have happened years ago.
gitowiec 3 hours ago
The worst opening ever "Demands from mobile users continue to grow.". I stopped reading bullshit
f6v an hour ago
What's up with that? Younger generations don't even play on PCs anymore.
chromehearts 2 hours ago
This is probably not about "mobile users" as in Android Phones & iPhone users .. but about the current (trendy) rise of handheld consoles ? Atleast that's what I think
mrheosuper 2 hours ago
Why is it bullshit ? Just because you dont need does not mean it’s not real