Arm's New Mobile Graphics Chip Debuts in China's Xiaomi 18 Fold
British chipmaker Arm says five years of development have gone into a neural rendering GPU now launching first in a Chinese smartphone, according to The Verge.
British semiconductor design company Arm has unveiled a new mobile graphics processor that is making its debut in China before reaching other markets, according to a report by The Verge.
The Xiaomi 18 Fold, launched in mainland China, is the first device to feature Arm's Mali G2-Ultra NX graphics processor, which is built into Xiaomi's custom Xring O3 chip, The Verge reported.
According to the report, Arm has spent five years developing the new graphics technology, which is described as introducing neural rendering capabilities to mobile devices. The Verge said the technology could change how mobile games are designed and played, though further technical details of the chip's capabilities were not fully specified in the available reporting.
The decision to bring the chip to the Chinese market first, ahead of other regions, was highlighted by The Verge as notable given Arm's British origins and its global reach in mobile chip design, which underpins processors used in a wide range of smartphones worldwide.
Additional specifications and broader market availability of devices using the Mali G2-Ultra NX processor were not detailed in the source report.
Sources
- Phone gaming is getting a huge graphics boost — The Verge
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