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Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU: desktop-class mobile gameplay with AI-native graphics

25 points by Re-Tails 3 hours ago | 11 comments

ksec 2 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 2 minutes ago

If only that would mean a better driver story across devices and Android releases.

teki_one 2 hours ago

Google just switched to PowerVR, didn't they?

throwa356262 45 minutes 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)

eptcyka 2 hours ago

What about support in mesa?

bigbaguette 2 hours ago

Give it a couple years before Valve starts sponsoring someone to reverse-engineer it

eptcyka 2 hours ago

I do not understand why vendors believe their software stack is a moat. It is an obstacle to me.

krautsauer 2 hours ago

opens wikipedia (Emphasis mine:)

> Moats were excavated around castles and other fortifications as part of the defensive system as an obstacle immediately outside the walls.

Unfortunate wording?

dbdr 2 hours ago

Moats are supposed to be obstacles for your competitors, not your consumers.

throwa356262 23 minutes ago

Why?

I thought these GPU were open source with mainline kernel support?

cubefox 51 minutes ago

This should have happened years ago.