bringing visual computing to life with mali
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CONFIDENTIAL
Bringing Visual
Computing to Life
with Mali
Kevin Smith, VP Strategic Marketing
Media Processing Division, ARM
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The Importance of Graphics
Graphics capability becoming a
key factor in consumer purchasing
decisions
Rich graphics a priority for
anything with a screen
Large and growing market for
GPUs
4 Billion internet connected screens
in 2016, most with embedded
graphics
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Personalized - When, Where and How
Same Content
Multiple Experiences
One Architecture
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Momentum with Mali
Mali GPUs are the most widely
licensed graphics processor
Mali GPU shipments outpacing
industry growth rate and gaining
market share
25 partners to ship over 100M units
in 2012
ARM® Mali™ GPU graphics
leadership position
#1 in graphics enabled DTVs
(>70%)
>20% Android™ smartphones
#1 in Android tablets (>50%)
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Mali Graphics: Leadership in DTV
ARM Cortex™-A9 and Mali-400 chosen by
majority of consumer electronic OEMs
Multiple DTV/STB silicon partners driving
design wins and volume for Mali GPUs
Samsung, LG, MediaTek, MStar, ST, Amlogic
Leadership for Mali GPUs in DTV through
Performance density leadership in graphics
Maturity and quality of software and support
Next generation products designed to extend
our leadership position
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Mali: Roadmap to Leadership In Mobile
Momentum in smartphones driven by Samsung, MediaTek,
Spreadtrum, MStar, Rockchip
Right technology roadmap for the right markets
Best graphics for fast growing entry-level smartphones market
Best graphics and GPU compute for high-performance application
processors in next generation smartphones
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Mali Leadership in Android Tablets
Mali GPUs #1 graphics processor in Android tablets
Android, the fastest growing mobile OS – wide range of tablet
vendors using Mali-400 based designs
In 2012, China tablets will account for nearly 50% of the WW
tablet market. Majority Android based, using ARM Cortex
processors and Mali GPUs.
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One Size Does Not Fit the Next Billion
2015
>1Bn
2010
2015
Entry High End
2010
Tablets and smart phones require
a range of features and price
points for addressing all
consumers in all markets
17M
Units/year
>400M
0.3B
Units/year
High
End Entry
High
End
Entry
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Serving the Needs of the Next Billion
Tablet market is ramping
~25M+ Android tablets in 2011
~30% from an emerging group of SoC vendors
New emerging ecosystem to serve worldwide demands of the next Billion
Enables a range of price and feature points for consumers worldwide
ASSP <$10 with Android ICS Turn-Key
Enabling consumer price points from ~$49-$199
Accelerated market adoption
50-60M+ Android tablets in 2012
Entry level moving to Cortex-A9 + Mali-400 MP
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Mali Technology Enablers
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One Size Does Not Fit All
Advanced graphics for CE & mobile
Higher screen resolutions
Richer, more complex user
interfaces, applications and games
Graphics and GPU Compute for
mobile computing
Enabling next generation use cases
Combine ARM and Mali processors
into a unified computing sub-system
Roadmap aligned with market to give
uncompromised choice balancing
Die area (cost and yield)
Compute capability
Software requirements
Performance
Graphics and GPU Computing
Graphics
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Best for Graphics Performance
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mali-400 MP First OpenGL ES 2.0 multicore GPU
Scalable from 1 to 4 cores
Low cost solution with Mali-300
Mali-200 OpenGL® ES 2.0
compliant
Mali-450 MP 2x Mali-400 performance
Scalable up to 8 cores
Leading OpenGL ES 2.0
performance
Best balance of graphics
performance, power and cost
Multicore delivers performance
scalability over multiple form
factors
Common software platform
reduces costs and TTM
Mali-450 MP will drive volume in
next generation products in CE
and mobile markets
Date of production chips
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NEW - Mali-450 MP Performance
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mali-400 MP First OpenGL ES 2.0 multicore GPU
Scalable from 1 to 4 cores
Low cost solution with Mali-300
Mali-200 OpenGL™ ES 2.0
compliant
Extends the market leading
balance of graphics
performance, power and cost
2x performance of Mali-400 MP
Market leading OpenGL ES 2.0
performance
Scalable up to 8 cores
Common software platform with
Mali-400 MP reduces costs and
TTM
Mali-450 MP 2x Mali-400 performance
Scalable up to 8 cores
Leading OpenGL ES 2.0
performance
Date of production chips
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Mali-450 MP Overview Multi-processor scalable graphics performance
Up to 8 fragment processors and
2 vertex shader cores
2D and 3D graphics acceleration
Khronos compliant OpenVG™ 1.1,
OpenGL® ES 2.0 / 1.1
High performance and image quality
Scales to HD 4k resolutions with anti-aliasing
Efficient energy and bandwidth usage
Integrated configurable L2 cache
Leading bandwidth efficiency and
latency tolerance
Production quality drivers
Single optimized driver for all configurations and
compatibility with Mali-200/Mali-300/Mali-400
Extended multicore scaling transparent to software developers
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Best for Graphics AND GPU Compute Performance
2012 2013 2014
Mali-T604 First Midgard
architecture product
Scalable to 4 cores
Mali-T658 High end solution
Maximum compute
capability
Skrymir
Designed for GPU Compute
Uncompromised support for
OS / API choice
Closer CPU-GPU links
Efficient use of all device resources
Maximize performance and battery
life
Protecting partner investments
Common software platform reduces
costs and TTM
Multicore delivers performance
scalability over multiple form factors
Advanced products in market early
Mali-T600 silicon shipping in
consumer products 2H 2012
Date of production chips
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Augmented Reality Image Recognition/Processing Advanced Gaming User Interface
Visual Computing Drives Experience
Immersive UI
Engaging gaming experience
Content across multiple screens
Video editing
Interaction via facial recognition and gesture control
Increasing screen resolutions
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ARM’s best-in-class CPU know-how combined with expertise
in graphics technology enabling complex use-cases
Computational photography: Panorama stitching
Image recognition: Face, smile, landmark, context
Image improvement, stabilization, editing, filtering
By moving GPU Compute tasks onto the GPU will enable
lower power consumption and faster response over being
solely run on the CPU
Comprehensive GPU Compute Support
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Leading on Lowering System Power
Mali GPUs industry leading in balancing power, area and
functionality
ARM focuses on system wide power
efficiency not just individual IP
components
Coherency between ARM Cortex &
Mali processors
System components to minimize contention
and off-chip memory access
System-wide power management policies
to slow down or shut down components
when not needed
Additional power reduction from optimized Physical IP and
system modelling in development systems tools
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System Level Development Benefits
Developers need to see the
workload across the whole system
Applications do not run in
isolation on a single processor
Complex interaction of
components executing on
both CPU and GPU
DS-5™ toolchain provides
system level view across
CPUs and GPUs
Speed up
development time
Maximize performance
Reduce power consumption
Higher
Quality
Higher
Performance
Lower
Power
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Dynamic Ecosystem and Growing
ARM GPU roadmap
enables partner choice
and flexibility on software
Partnerships in place to
enable a leadership
position
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The Mali Ecosystem
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Bringing Visual Computing to Life
Mali-based devices are in a leadership position
#1 in DTV and Android tablets
Over 100M units of Mali-based chips expected to
ship in 2012
Right technology roadmap for the right markets
Best graphics for fast growing markets
such as DTV
Best graphics and GPU compute for
high-performance apps processors in
smartphones and mobile computing
Next generation Mali-T604 ships
in high volume products in 2012