Arm today released its comprehensive computing solutions for 2023, including new-generation CPUs such as Cortex-X4, A720 and A520, and fifth-generation GPUs such as Immortalis G720, Mali G720 and Mali G620. These GPUs have been improved and optimized on the basis of the original, among which the Immortalis G720 is Arm’s most powerful GPU so far, not only has a significant improvement in performance but also has a breakthrough in efficiency.
The biggest innovation of the Immortalis G720 is the introduction of Deferred Vertex Shader (DVS) technology, a method that reduces memory access and bandwidth usage, thereby saving power and increasing frame rates. According to Arm, one-third of the power consumption in high-performance games comes from memory access, and DVS can reduce bandwidth usage by 40%. Compared to last year’s Immortalis G715, the Immortalis G720 delivers 15 percent more performance per watt, 15 percent more peak performance, and an average 15 percent increase in frame rates. In real-world performance, the Arm measured a 20% improvement over the Immortalis G715, much of which can be attributed to the bandwidth savings from DVS. This means that mobile platforms can achieve more immersive and advanced game effects, and even support PC-level special effects, such as real-time dynamic lighting, blooming, depth of field, and screen space ambient occlusion. In fact, Unreal Engine 5’s desktop renderer is also coming to Android later this year.
It is noticed that in addition to DVS, Immortalis G720 also has some other advantages, such as supporting hardware-level ray tracing, variable rate shading, 2x MSAA modules, etc. These can allow the GPU to better adapt to different game scenarios and needs, providing a more realistic, smoother, and longer-lasting gaming experience. The Immortalis G720 can have up to 16 cores, while the Mali G720 can have 6 to 9 cores (with or without ray tracing). The Mali G620 is a more low-end GPU that can have up to 5 cores.
