wraggster
February 3rd, 2015, 21:43
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/805bdb610c19cf9fb6c2d68f673614d4/201497085/arm-cortex-a72-630.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/arm-cortex-a72-processor/)
You've probably heard no end of hype for 4K video (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/10/tv-technology-of-ces-2015/) on TVs and computers, and now it's about to invade your phone... at least, so long as ARM has its way. The company just took the wraps off of Cortex-A72, a processor reference design that promises a huge boost to computing power, especially when graphics come into play. Thanks to updates that include optimizations for an efficient 16-nanometer chipmaking process, 30 percent more memory performance and an 80 percent speedier graphics core (the Mali-T880), the A72 is about 3.5 times more powerful than ARM's earlier Cortex-A15 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/exynos-5-octa-5420/). That's beefy enough to record 4K video at an extra-smooth 120 frames per second -- many current smartphones only manage 30FPS at best. You should get "console-class" gaming, too, and there's a promise of Google Now-style natural voice commands that don't depend on a distant server to interpret what you're saying.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/arm-cortex-a72-processor/
You've probably heard no end of hype for 4K video (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/10/tv-technology-of-ces-2015/) on TVs and computers, and now it's about to invade your phone... at least, so long as ARM has its way. The company just took the wraps off of Cortex-A72, a processor reference design that promises a huge boost to computing power, especially when graphics come into play. Thanks to updates that include optimizations for an efficient 16-nanometer chipmaking process, 30 percent more memory performance and an 80 percent speedier graphics core (the Mali-T880), the A72 is about 3.5 times more powerful than ARM's earlier Cortex-A15 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/exynos-5-octa-5420/). That's beefy enough to record 4K video at an extra-smooth 120 frames per second -- many current smartphones only manage 30FPS at best. You should get "console-class" gaming, too, and there's a promise of Google Now-style natural voice commands that don't depend on a distant server to interpret what you're saying.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/arm-cortex-a72-processor/