Computex 2017: ARM announces the new ARM Cortex-A75, Cortex-A55 CPUs and Mali-G72 GPU

ARM, the supplier of the microprocessor technology that powers all our mobile devices and a lot more besides, has unveiled its latest generation of mobile CPUs and GPUs at this year’s Computex 2017. The range includes ARM Cortex-A75 for high-end devices, ARM Cortex-A55 for mid-range smartphones and the all new new and efficient Mali-G72 GPU .

Both the CPUs are built on the latest ARMv8.2-A architecture and are said to be designed to handle artificial intelligence and machine learning, which are becoming popular among smartphones. These CPUs can also take advantage of the ARM Compute Library that boosts AI and ML performance by 10x to 15x.

According to the company, the Cortex-A75 offers 16 percent more memory throughput than its predecessor. It can handle two watts of power consumption with up to 30 percent of extra performance on large screen devices. The Cortex-A55 is claimed to offer 2x more memory efficiency than the Cortex-A53, and is also 15 percent more power efficient while offering 10x more scalability.

ARM also announced its new Dynamiq technology which allows greater flexibility of cores. This means companies like Qualcomm can mix and match up to eight cores in a single cluster, thereby allowing them to tweak the performance, design, and energy. The cores can be tweaked into pairs of 4 plus 4, 2 plus 6, 1 plus 7, 1 plus 3, and so on.

The company also announced the Mali-G72 GPU built on the new Bifrost architecture. This helps to provide better performance in a smaller area and on a budget. It is said to offer up to 1.4x increase of in-device performance compared to the Mali-G71 GPU. It’s also 25 percent more energy efficient and has a 17 percent better machine learning efficiency as well. The new GPU is said to be optimized for use cases of ML, High Fidelity mobile gaming, and mobile VR.

All the new CPU designs are expected to hit devices in the first quarter of 2018.