I have just bought a device that claims to have a Mali-T764 GPU but when I look formore information on the Arm site, there is only reference to a Mali-T760.
Does it exist and if so, what is the difference between it and the advertised T760?
Hello, the ARM website introduces the family instead of all its derivatives.
The Mali-T764 is part of the Mali-T760 family and the 4 stands for 4 cores.
Agree. Maybe it's more suitable to be called Mali-T760 MP4.
Yes Wangyong, I see both being used and I agree the MP4 suffix makes it a bit more obvious that it is the same product with Multi-Processing...
Thanks for the confirmation
Very interesting. Would it then be correct to consider the following true:
Mali T760 MP6 == Mali T766
Mali T760 MP8 == Mali T768
Mali T760 MP10 == Mali T7610
Mali T760 MP16 == Mali T7616
Hi Sean,
They are equivalent. Our marketing material tends to use the former to make it clear that they are all different configurations (MPx) of the same licence-able product (T760).
Hth,
Chris
Would it then be correct to consider the following true:
It's possible to license a Mali-T628 - which allows _up to_ 8 cores to be implemented and then only implement 6, so some websites are using the Mali-T628 name to describe a product with an MP6 configuration.
If in doubt check the part-sheet - unfortunately the naming isn't being used consistently.
HTH, Pete
I see, I see.. I find the latter far more communicative, especially considering that the "MPx" portion is often omitted when talking about the Mali GPU in the press. Thus GPUs like the Mali T628 (for example) get reviewed and mentioned as though it was a single GPU and do not take into account the variability of the number of cores. This can hurt the GPU's credibility in low-core configurations.
Just a few thoughts...
Thanks for the clarification! It was helpful.
Very interesting. I'm assuming that this naming also applies to the T6xx line of GPUs as well so it follows that the GPU in the Exynos Galaxy Note 3 could be referred to as a T626 as it has 6-cores (T628 MP6). It's a shame that the names are not being used consistently. Perhaps a new naming convention can be designed that forces correct, consistent use, making Mali a bit easier to grasp for the press and enthusiasts.
Thanks Peter,
Sean
Thank you seanlumly01 for your suggestion... this issue of a non-consistent naming convention has been brought up before and as of August this year, we have official guidelines regarding this.
The official naming convention for Mali GPU's is to state the Product Line, followed by MPx where x is the number of cores in that particular implementation.
Some examples for the Mali-T6xx generation of GPUs:
For the new generation of Mali-T7xx GPUs:
Are the only official ARM standard names. (Where x is the number of cores).
By this standard, calling it a Mali-T764 (regardless of MPx) is not correct. It should be called Mali-T760 MP4 for example.
This is actually also true for our Cortex CPU side...
What was once called a QuadCore Cortex-A15 for example is now incorrect usage, and it should now be referred to as Cortex-A15 MP4 (for example).
However, it may take time for all of our partners to update and correctly use this new convention, so you may see non-standard naming conventions around for some time still.
We hope that this less ambiguous naming convention will help everyone to get a better understanding of the capabilities of the various configurations of ARM CPU's and GPU's.
I hope this clarifies things, if anyone has further questions regarding this, please don't hesitate to ask.
Kind Regards,
Michael McGeagh
I didn't know the ARM Processors naming conventions had changed... Thanks for letting us know.
The product marketing website doesn't give numbers and multi-cores capable products have a generic suffix: ARM Cortex-A5 MPCore. Mind you, AFAIK, an MPCore product can have only 1 core
I shall ask the team to make it a bit more consistent, or less confusing!
Alban Rampon wrote: AFAIK, an MPCore product can have only 1 core
Alban Rampon wrote:
AFAIK, an MPCore product can have only 1 core
An MP product by definition supports implementations of n cores, where n is any positive integer (usually upper-bounded by design or practicality). It wouldn't make sense for it to support only one then it wouldn't be MP!
Thanks for the clarification. I will commit to using the correct naming conventions, and hopefully they are generally used more consistently in the future!
I stand by my suggestion, however. Though anecdotal, I have noticed that a model name that is too long tend to be not-easily recalled irregardless of if there is an underlying structured reason for its being. But as mentioned this is anecdote and may conflict with reality.
In any case, I hope to see more of the Mali T760 in the public. While the GPU is amazing, there are very few (if any) public demonstrations of its capabilities.
Regards,
Is that good for gaming?