Arm’s new CPU cores and GPUs for Android chips promise ‘desktop-class’ games, more AI power
Arm has announced its new C2 CPUs for future Android chips as well as upgrades to its Mali GPUs that will take everything up a notch. more…
Arm has announced its new C2 CPUs and upgraded Mali GPUs for future Android chips, promising a leap in mobile performance. These new CPU designs will be integrated into many Android smartphone chips, including those from MediaTek and Google's Tensor. The C2-Ultra and C2-Pro CPU cores will offer a 15% boost in single-thread performance and 12% faster app launches.
Most notably, Arm's new Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU features "AI-native graphics," integrating neural acceleration directly into the graphics pipeline. This allows developers to deliver richer, more responsive visual experiences within mobile power constraints, with a 14% performance boost and support for Unreal Engine 5 "MegaLights." The new GPU can even generate intermediate frames for smoother gameplay and upscale low-resolution games.
Xiaomi's 18 Fold and its XRing O3 chip will be the first devices to integrate this new hardware, although games that fully utilize these capabilities may take some time to arrive.
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