ARM CORTEX-A78 Posts on XDA

Future ARM big core CPUs will drop support for 32-bit apps

Future ARM big core CPUs will drop support for 32-bit apps

October 8, 2020
In May 2020, ARM announced its 2020 CPU lineup, consisting of the ARM Cortex-A78 A-series CPU core and the new ARM Cortex-X1 core, the first coming under the Cortex-X custom CPU program. The new cores haven't made their way to any shipping devices yet - users will have to wait for early 2021 to see...
ARM announces the Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU designs for high-end Android smartphones

ARM announces the Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU designs for high-end Android smartphones

May 27, 2020
As part of its TechDay 2020, ARM has made three major announcements. The headline major announcement is the Cortex-X Custom program (CXC), containing the new Cortex-X1 CPU core. The Cortex-X1 brings to bring higher peak performance than any Cortex-A series CPU, while breaking the envelope of the Cortex-A series' PPA. The other two announcements that...
ARM’s Cortex-X custom CPU program may finally make Android flagship performance competitive with Apple

ARM’s Cortex-X custom CPU program may finally make Android flagship performance competitive with Apple

May 26, 2020
Each year in May, UK-based ARM, owned by Japan-based Softbank, announces its new Mobile IP (intellectual property) for use in mobile devices. This IP consists of new CPU cores as well as new GPUs. ARM's instruction set is used in every smartphone in the world - it's a crucially important company. In terms of CPU...