Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[ARM's Mali-T604 makes official debut, we get a first look at the next-gen GPU (hands-on video) (update: it's the Exynos 5)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/arm-mali-t604-hands-on/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/arm-mali-t604-hands-on/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/arm-mali-t604-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments DNP ARM's MaliT604 makes its official device debut, we get a first look at the nextgen GPU handson video

Think those are some pretty slick graphics in your Galaxy S III? Samsung's latest smartphone packs some mighty graphics prowess of its own, thanks to the Mali-400 MP GPU, but once you spend a few minutes with the Mali-T604, the company's next-generation chipset, the improvements become quite clear. After seeing the Mali-T604 in action, as we did at SIGGRAPH today, the capabilities leave us hopeful for the future, and perhaps feeling a bit self-conscious about the silicon currently in our pockets. The reference device on hand was operating in sync with a variety of unnamed hardware, protected from view in a relatively large sealed box. We weren't able to squeeze many details out of ARM reps, who remained mum about the demo components, including clock speed, manufacturer and even fabrication size. What we do know is that we were looking at a quad-core Mali-T604 and dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor, with a fabrication size in the range of "28 to 40 nanometers" (confirming the exact size would reveal the manufacturer). Clock speed is also TBD, and the early silicon on demo at the show wasn't operating anywhere close to its top end.

In order to experience the T604, we took a look at three demos, including Timbuktu 2, which demonstrates elements like self shadowing and depth of field with OpenGL ES 3.0, Hauntheim, which gives us an early look at physics simulation and HDR lighting with OpenCL, and Enlighten, which rendered silky smooth real-time illumination. You can see all of the demos in action after the break, and you can expect T604-equipped devices to make their debut beginning later this year -- ARM says its working with eight manufacturers to get the licensed tech to market as early as Q3.

Update: ARM has just confirmed to us that this reference device is running off an Exynos 5 Dual chip (up to 1.7GHz), which means the following video is also a heads-up on what Sammy has in store for us in its forthcoming devices.

Gallery: ARM Mali-T604 hands-on

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]]> A15armarm a15arm cortex a15arm Mali T604arm Mali-T604arm T604ArmA15ArmCortexA15ArmMali-t604ArmMaliT604ArmT604chipsetchipsetscortex a15CortexA15exynosexynos 5exynos 5 dualExynos5Exynos5Dualgraphicshands-onmaliMali T604Mali-T604MaliT604OpenCLsamsungsamsung exynos 5SamsungExynos5SIGGRAPHsiggraph 2012Siggraph2012T604video Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:30:00 -0400 21|20295403 <![CDATA[Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Exynos 5Did the murmurings about a quad-core Galaxy S III this morning leave you feeling a bit... meh? We don't blame you. Sure, four cores and integrated LTE sounds great but (and this is a big "but"), Cortex-A9 is old hat. What we really want to hear about are those upcoming Cortex-A15 chips. Well, this should get your blood flowing -- a slide has leaked, allegedly loaded with detailed Exynos 5 specs. Looks like initial entrants will have a pair of A15 cores running at 2GHz, backed up by a quad-core Mali T-604 MP4 GPU. All of that will supposedly be built with Samsung's new 32nm High-K Metal Gate process. We've been unable to independently verify these details, but they are in line with what we've been led to expect. Still, until some Sammy PR comes down the pipeline we're taking everything with a grain of salt.

[Thanks, John]

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]]> a15armcortex a15cortex-a15CortexA15exynosexynos 5Exynos5maliMali T-604Mali T-604 MP4mali t604MaliT-604MaliT-604Mp4MaliT604mobilepostcrosssamsungsamsung exynossamsung exynos 5SamsungExynosSamsungExynos5T-604 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:28:00 -0400 21|20196577